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  • The BSDs and System V

    NetBSD, OpenBSD, and FreeBSD. They are all fun. They are different than Linux. I am of course talking about the kernel rather than the GNU software that is typically available on all of them. The BSDs have a vintage feel about them. I like it. I wish that it was easier to try System V…

  • FreeBSD Part 2

    So I tried FreeBSD in VirtualBox. Step 2 was to try and install it on my Thinkpad. Unfortunately, I am having boot issues. Perhaps it was too many operating systems. I deleted everything but Windows 10 and then reinstalled Fedora 29. I may try again on my Intel NUC that I am currently using PopOS…

  • Commodore VIC 20 NTSC and PAL colour/color palettes

    I’m posting this mostly so I can look at the colors any time I want. NTSC PAL

  • One Hour Game Jam #101

    Last blog post, I mentioned One Hour Game Jam which happens every Saturday. So this week, I’m going to jump in and make my first entry since LD29 a few years ago. I’ll probably dust off the old LD29 Manifold code and get ready for the compo. I have already been practicing making music in…

  • 21 Day Challenge

    I have a book by Andre Lamothe called Teach Yourself Game Programming in 21 Days and so I am going to build a game development library in TypeScript for the web. One motivation is that I just found out about the #1hgj One Hour Game Jam that happens every Saturday and that would be lots…