The iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV versions of my NES game, Jane Austen's 8-bit Adventure, are FREE for a limited time through the Apple App Store! The game will be delisted from the Apple App Store on November 2, so grab it for free while you can.

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Attemping "vibe coding" a simple app this morning. It's really hard to me to NOT analyze all the code that's generated! I'm avoiding changing any code directly - I'm letting the AI do it all. I really enjoy coding, so it's weird being the manager.

Another great computer knowledge bundle from @nostarchpress.bsky.social and Humble Bundle! A really solid selection here (disclaimer: my book is included)! Check it out if you want to dive deeper into Computer Science and support @eff.org.

I'm pleased to find PS/2 ports on a used Dell OptiPlex I just bought. A serial port too!

I bought a bootleg copy of my own game! It's strange seeing a physical reproduction of my work, especially with custom label art (with a copyright, ha). It's an older version of the game, not what was used for NES cartridges. Also interesting that it's for Famicom, since we didn't do a FC release.

Making an LLM's weights publicly available and then calling the model "open source" is like saying an application is open source because its binaries are available to download.

When I first heard the Ninja Gaiden 4 announcement today I assumed the 1991 NES game was finally getting a sequel! Turns out that's not what's happening.

I'm re-reading "Star Wars: Legacy of the Force" (book series). I much prefer Jacen Solo's story in Legends over Ben Solo's in Canon.

Indie Heroes Collection 4 from Evercade will include Jane Austen's 8-bit Adventure! Looking forward to this one - Feb 2025!

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Anyone else still listen to CDs on their Dreamcast?

Working with my daughters on a project. I suggested using a shift register to overcome a lack of output pins. I found I have four 74HC595 chips on hand. I hooked one up to remind myself of how they work!

There's a bootleg copy of Jane Austen's 8-bit Adventure for Famicom for sale on Aliexpress. They even created custom artwork for the label that includes my company's logo and copyright - ha! Looks like it's based on the pre-release demo version.

Helping my daughters with a project on ESP8266, and MicroPython code calling an HTTPS endpoint was failing. Turns out the ESP8266 port of MicroPython has "No support for Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange and Elliptic-curve cryptography (ECC)". That was an unexpected limitation.