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Gabe the Bear
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Bear: Teaches Python to cubs. Makes postcards. 日本語で歌う。(Sings in Japanese). Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg. (I'm learning Welsh.)
https://gabe-the-bear.app/

Human: Volunteer at coding club. Previously Java developer.
Don't care. I'm a bear.
April 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
「駆けるは 人の旅路」
"What runs on is a person's journey."

#僕のこと #MrsGreenApple
April 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Let me also spam you with a #Webdev post after my #PiDay2025.

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Redesigning the Reference Component on Gabe the Bear Blog
The reference component is one thing on Gabe the Bear Blog I'm most proud of. It doesn't look pretty,...
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March 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Roar. Hello bears. Over the past few months there've been Internet outages as well as big projects, and there's another one coming up. So I have not been active on here.

You might also have noticed I've cleared my Following list.
March 25, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Roar. Hello humans! I'm making a project and would like to ask whether you use #GNU #Octave. What are you using it for? And what fun or cool things have you made with it?
February 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
「気づいた瞬間 そっと一雫 涙頬を伝う」
"The moment I realised that, a drop of tear fell on my cheek."

I haven't posted for a while because I'm on a new larger commitment. Don't know where it would get me, but it will be fun.

#ZONE #JPop #JapanesePlaylist

youtube.com/watch?v=3ABO...
youtube.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Gabe the Bear
Jimmy Carter's advice to a young person.

My nephew Matthew shared this letter with me yesterday. Five years ago, he wrote to all the living presidents and asked for advice on how to participate in public service. Only Jimmy Carter responded. A precis on how to live a life of service.
December 30, 2024 at 2:25 PM
@kevlin.bsky.social Not just down, but upside down🤣
December 28, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Roar! Hello bears. I would like some tips to celebrate #Christmas (aka #Xmas, #クリスマス, #Nadolig) properly. Come send those to me. おすすめをくれてちょうだい~
December 10, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Unfortunately I haven't got a summary like those from Spotify because
- I use YouTube Music
- I cleared my watch history recently
Nonetheless, I've got a playlist of the #J-POP and other stuff. And you guessed it, it's for the #JapanesePlaylist project.

music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Japanese Playlist DEC24-DEC25
YouTube video by Gabe the Bear
music.youtube.com
December 5, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Is it just me whose input rule for #AdventOfCode Day 5 is a circle (i.e., 83|12 -> ... -> 46|83)?
Also, can anyone show that the solution to Q2 is unique, and why?
If it's not, the next question would be, how comes my answer was accepted 🤔
December 5, 2024 at 1:30 PM
「悩んで沈んだ日々も そばにいればホッとした」
"Even on days worried and depressed, if you were there by my side, I would feel relieved."

Roar. Do you know what instrument was that, in the intro/outro of the song?

#JapanesePlaylist #J-POP #KinKiKids #懐かしい

music.youtube.com/watch?v=SIxb...
KinKi Kids「ボクの背中には羽根がある」Music Video
YouTube video by KinKi Kids
music.youtube.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Roar! Can't help getting distracted by cute little cubs.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ouseburn otter and cub playing in Newcastle river
The playful pair are seen in a tributary of the Tyne, messing about on a pontoon near a pub.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Roar! What happened #PyData?
December 4, 2024 at 1:39 AM
For anyone stuck in #AdventOfCode Day 3 Q2, note that the whole input, no matter how many lines, is treated as one input. I.e., the "don't()" at the end of a line also disables the "mul(" before the first "do()" in the next line.

The question did not specify this clearly.
December 3, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Roar. I spotted a @kevlin.bsky.social in Shanghai.
(Android app exceptional shutdown)
December 3, 2024 at 1:27 AM
All I want for Christmas is a #PhD
December 1, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Having listened to J Pop over about the past two years, I guess it's time to get back to what I was before.

Roar! My racer jacket and boots are there for a reason!

#Music #Racing

music.youtube.com/watch?v=aPI7...
The Top
YouTube video by Ken Blast - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:00 PM
「今年最初の雪の華を 2人寄り添って」
The first flowers of snow this year, we will feel it together.

#J-POP #JapanesePlaylist
FIRE UP THE FACEBOOK... IT SNOWED
November 29, 2024 at 2:27 PM
"Unfortunately, that's the impression I get. It seems that our cubs still view programming and technology as something 'extra' to their main activities."

#STEM #Education

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The Lost Cubs | Gabe the Bear
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November 26, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Anyone knows why South Gloucestershire Term Dates page has a red button that says "Exit Site" that links to #BBC Weather?
November 26, 2024 at 1:18 PM
When Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明) sensei passed away, many remembered the opening of Dragon Ball GT. But how was the ending?

「もう少しお互いを知り合うには 時間が欲しい」
"I want some time, to understand each other a little better."

#JapanesePlaylist #J-POP #DragonBall

music.youtube.com/watch?v=BnTG...
Don't you see!
YouTube video by Zard - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 26, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Today I've been making a game for my friend with #Pygame, but having problems blitting surfaces with alpha. It turned out, descpite being an #SDL2 wrapper, Pygame's BLEND_RGBA_ADD flag has nothing to do with the SDL_BLENDMODE_ADD in SDL_BlendMode enum. It is really Pygame's macro. My bear. 🐻🤯
November 26, 2024 at 11:50 AM
"The result? Everything I cared about worked - mouse, keyboard, blend modes, asset loading, dependencies (with strict limitations). But the first load took especially long"

#WASM #Pygbag #Pygame

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A Week of Experiments | Gabe the Bear
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November 24, 2024 at 8:11 AM