donpdonp
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game engines is one of those specializations that involves a ton of lingo such as "Atmosphere Occlusion and PBR Shading" and "Frustum Culling"
January 14, 2026 at 4:57 AM
game engines is one of those specializations that involves a ton of lingo such as "Atmosphere Occlusion and PBR Shading" and "Frustum Culling"
I spent all morning refactoring this working code into something easier to read and broken.
January 9, 2026 at 5:58 AM
I spent all morning refactoring this working code into something easier to read and broken.
The republican party has the presidency, the house, and the senate, yet there is no meaningful action to improve healthcare for Americans.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSaeCIlkWI4/
The national yearly budget is $6T in spending with only $4.5T in revenue. Military spending is $950B, while the […]
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSaeCIlkWI4/
The national yearly budget is $6T in spending with only $4.5T in revenue. Military spending is $950B, while the […]
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January 8, 2026 at 7:20 AM
The republican party has the presidency, the house, and the senate, yet there is no meaningful action to improve healthcare for Americans.
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSaeCIlkWI4/
The national yearly budget is $6T in spending with only $4.5T in revenue. Military spending is $950B, while the […]
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSaeCIlkWI4/
The national yearly budget is $6T in spending with only $4.5T in revenue. Military spending is $950B, while the […]
trying to pivot the camera in vulkan is trigonometry for 10-year-olds, but I still have to relearn it. x/y sin/cos
January 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
trying to pivot the camera in vulkan is trigonometry for 10-year-olds, but I still have to relearn it. x/y sin/cos
Tonight I discovered fermented garlic water 😲 at my local convenience store
December 26, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Tonight I discovered fermented garlic water 😲 at my local convenience store
Ive spent the last week in a disassembler, looking at the Ultima 9 win32 executable. Its been engrossing but the single piece of information I'm looking for remains hidden. At least Ive determined that rather than looking for a 'read' system-call, its being read from a file-backed memory map, so […]
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December 26, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Ive spent the last week in a disassembler, looking at the Ultima 9 win32 executable. Its been engrossing but the single piece of information I'm looking for remains hidden. At least Ive determined that rather than looking for a 'read' system-call, its being read from a file-backed memory map, so […]
You never know where unexpected synergies are going to arise. I was bringing home both a guitar stand and a watermelon.
December 13, 2025 at 5:27 AM
You never know where unexpected synergies are going to arise. I was bringing home both a guitar stand and a watermelon.
I'm working on a graphics side-project and its incredible how specific the vulkan driver is, and how thorough the vulkan validation layer is.
December 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I'm working on a graphics side-project and its incredible how specific the vulkan driver is, and how thorough the vulkan validation layer is.
Both Thai and Spanish say (essentially) 'finger of the hand' and 'finger of the foot'. I'm not sure why English needs another unique word for toe.
December 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Both Thai and Spanish say (essentially) 'finger of the hand' and 'finger of the foot'. I'm not sure why English needs another unique word for toe.
There used to be an extension (I forget its name) that created a chatroom for any page you might visit. If more than one user with that extension is visiting that page, then boom, a community of sorts. It was a very interesting idea. I imagine griefing and privacy issues kept it from becoming […]
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December 10, 2025 at 5:51 AM
There used to be an extension (I forget its name) that created a chatroom for any page you might visit. If more than one user with that extension is visiting that page, then boom, a community of sorts. It was a very interesting idea. I imagine griefing and privacy issues kept it from becoming […]
https://streetpass.social/ is an interesting and unusual browser extension that scans every page you visit (from what I can tell, they don't actually come out and say that). It looks for rel='me' links to mastodon accounts, and builds a list. The idea being you can check it from time to time and […]
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December 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
https://streetpass.social/ is an interesting and unusual browser extension that scans every page you visit (from what I can tell, they don't actually come out and say that). It looks for rel='me' links to mastodon accounts, and builds a list. The idea being you can check it from time to time and […]
I think this counts as a typesetter's nightmare. The letter near the middle has two marks above it, at the same time the letter and the top row has one Mark below it. There needs to be lots of space above and below Thai letters.
December 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I think this counts as a typesetter's nightmare. The letter near the middle has two marks above it, at the same time the letter and the top row has one Mark below it. There needs to be lots of space above and below Thai letters.
You might be living in a SE Asian country if... you wake up to your neighbor's cooking which could be described as "flavorful tear gas".
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 AM
You might be living in a SE Asian country if... you wake up to your neighbor's cooking which could be described as "flavorful tear gas".
two blankets at night and sunburn in the afternoon has been chiang mai weather lately.
December 3, 2025 at 2:07 AM
two blankets at night and sunburn in the afternoon has been chiang mai weather lately.
"On January 1, 2026, books published in 1930 enter the U.S. public domain.
Books by William Faulkner, Franz Kafka, Agatha Christie, and Langston Hughes enter the U.S. public domain. In addition, The Maltese Falcon, perhaps the best-known noir book—and film—of all time, and books by Evelyn Waugh […]
Books by William Faulkner, Franz Kafka, Agatha Christie, and Langston Hughes enter the U.S. public domain. In addition, The Maltese Falcon, perhaps the best-known noir book—and film—of all time, and books by Evelyn Waugh […]
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December 2, 2025 at 4:51 AM
"On January 1, 2026, books published in 1930 enter the U.S. public domain.
Books by William Faulkner, Franz Kafka, Agatha Christie, and Langston Hughes enter the U.S. public domain. In addition, The Maltese Falcon, perhaps the best-known noir book—and film—of all time, and books by Evelyn Waugh […]
Books by William Faulkner, Franz Kafka, Agatha Christie, and Langston Hughes enter the U.S. public domain. In addition, The Maltese Falcon, perhaps the best-known noir book—and film—of all time, and books by Evelyn Waugh […]
My language practice is to go back and forth between the Thai and English versions of Ready Player One. I'm reading along okay tonight with "small" "room" that has "chairs" and huh what are these words - "articulated hydraulic supports jutting from" OMG I can skip that part - not likely to come […]
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November 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My language practice is to go back and forth between the Thai and English versions of Ready Player One. I'm reading along okay tonight with "small" "room" that has "chairs" and huh what are these words - "articulated hydraulic supports jutting from" OMG I can skip that part - not likely to come […]
The vocal quality and the changes in timing in this AI cover song are just phenomenal. It hints at AI's potential for persuasion.
Eminem - Without Me 1950s Motown Soul AI Cover by Spumoni https://share.google/vzhtltGWHTTWCxhFT
Eminem - Without Me 1950s Motown Soul AI Cover by Spumoni https://share.google/vzhtltGWHTTWCxhFT
Eminem - Without Me 1950s Motown Soul AI Cover
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November 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The vocal quality and the changes in timing in this AI cover song are just phenomenal. It hints at AI's potential for persuasion.
Eminem - Without Me 1950s Motown Soul AI Cover by Spumoni https://share.google/vzhtltGWHTTWCxhFT
Eminem - Without Me 1950s Motown Soul AI Cover by Spumoni https://share.google/vzhtltGWHTTWCxhFT
Endurain is the open source/ self hosted strava. Ive been using it with the android app RunKeeper. Overall the experience has been good. Runkeeper will even upload the same run to both Strava and your local Endurain.
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Endurain is the open source/ self hosted strava. Ive been using it with the android app RunKeeper. Overall the experience has been good. Runkeeper will even upload the same run to both Strava and your local Endurain.
A great shame for language learners is to be at the service counter and miss one little word - the puzzlement can be read on your face - and before you even have to to ask them to repeat it, they've repeated it in english. There is maybe no greater feeling of defeat for such a small mis-step.
November 20, 2025 at 3:13 AM
A great shame for language learners is to be at the service counter and miss one little word - the puzzlement can be read on your face - and before you even have to to ask them to repeat it, they've repeated it in english. There is maybe no greater feeling of defeat for such a small mis-step.
As a fan of vintage gaming and of MMOs, this 9 hour walk through the Lord of the Rings MMORPG from Bag End to Mt Doom is really impressive. The narration of the relevant parts of the book make it amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYipECdYpXc
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
As a fan of vintage gaming and of MMOs, this 9 hour walk through the Lord of the Rings MMORPG from Bag End to Mt Doom is really impressive. The narration of the relevant parts of the book make it amazing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYipECdYpXc
"Modern luxury is the ability to think clearly, sleep deeply, move slowly & live quietly in a society designed to prevent all four."
November 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
"Modern luxury is the ability to think clearly, sleep deeply, move slowly & live quietly in a society designed to prevent all four."
The side of this building has a readable QR code 😲
November 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The side of this building has a readable QR code 😲
I came across https://jqjake.com/ today. A great quiz/learning-tool for the excellent jq json query language.
jq Jake - A challenge based approach to learning jq
jq Jake - Interactive challenges for learning jq, the popular command line JSON processor.
jqjake.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:59 AM
I came across https://jqjake.com/ today. A great quiz/learning-tool for the excellent jq json query language.