Ｂｉｔｗｉｓｅ Ｌｉｍｉｎａｌ – A Short Film in 256 Bytes of Code
Bitwise 📼 Liminal Ｂｉｔｗｉｓｅ 📼 Ｌｉｍｉｎａｌ A Short Film in 256 Bytes of Code Programmed by KilledByAPixel Presented at Lovebyte Party 2024 … I found an old VHS tape at a yard sale. It was labeled “Bitwise Liminal” in sharpie. But when I watched the video it was only static. Then I started having vivid […]
2024: The year of the OpenStreetMap vector maps
OpenStreetMap will take a large leap forward with the introduction of vector tiles on openstreetmap.org this year. This is the first of a series of blog posts where we will share our progress. Vector tiles represent a significant advancement in how map data is processed and presented. Unlike traditional raster tiles, which are static images with pixels, vector tiles […]
Deleting and destroying finished movies
MZS Matt Zoller Seitz February 09, 2024 Tweet There’s an old joke about a guy who murders his parents, then throws himself on the mercy of the court because he’s an orphan. A variant of this thinking is becoming an accepted strategy at major entertainment corporations like Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), which adopted a scorched […]
Is the “modern data stack” still a useful idea?
“The end of the modern data stack in a 1990’s theme”, Dall-E In my last issue, Thoughts Going Into a New Year, I said: We continue to be in the deployment phase for the MDS The modern data stack that we’ve all come to love over the past decade isn’t going anywhere; its categories are […]
Notes on My Remarkable Tablet
I love my Remarkable 2. I’ve been using it pretty heavily for almost a year now. It’s my every day companion device. Here’s some notes and ideas. Note: this is all my personal opinion, I have no ties to Remarkable. Although they are one of my dream clients for 2024 so there’s that. ✍️✍️✍️ The […]
The Empire Strikes Back First Draft by Leigh Brackett (1978) [pdf]
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Finding a New Software Developer Job
For the first time ever, I was laid off, and had to find a new software developer job. I managed to find a new one, but it took longer than I thought, and it was a lot of work. I was in contact with 30 companies, got a no from 8 companies, no reply from 6 […]
The quietest places in the loudest cities
Using academic and official sources, we began by reviewing data and research exploring noise levels in cities across the US, UK, and mainland Europe. Instead of absolute values showing how loud each city is, these sources explained what share of each city’s population is exposed to high noise levels during an average day. The results […]
Cross My Heart – A Frogger Demake in 256 Bytes of HTML/JS
CROSS MY HEART – Frogger Demake in 256 Bytes By KilledByAPixel 2024 How to Play – You control a heart starting at the bottom – Use only arrow keys to move – Move to the top to advance to next level – Each new level gets harder/faster – When hit by car you return to […]
100% User-Supported
February 10, 2024 · 1 minute read Why Obsidian is 100% user-supported and not backed by VC investors: We want to stay small, we don’t need to hire lots of people We follow strict principles that we do not want to compromise Our users are happy to support us, we don’t need VC money Obsidian […]