Max Glenister @omgmog@indieweb.social

👋 I'm Max. I mostly do #frontend/#web #dev stuff. Spent a chunk of the past 6 years playing with #VR #UX (https://www.uxofvr.com), #gamedev and general tinkering. I blog about tech and niche games consoles.

When I post new blog content I'll probably #POSSE here, @omgmog@mstdn.social and Twitter.

If you read something you like on my blog, send a #webmention!

You can find more about me on my website https://omgmog.net or my blog https://blog.omgmog.net
#introductions #introduction #indieweb

> Monocraft
> A programming font based on the typeface used in Minecraft

https://github.com/IdreesInc/Monocraft

Welp. Linode London being inaccessible is as good an excuse as any to stop what I'm doing and go to bed!

DOOM as you didn't realise you needed it!

> Voxel DOOM: A mod that replaces 2d characters and props from Doom with fully 3d voxel-based models.

https://www.moddb.com/mods/doom-voxel-project

These are all amazing game UI/UX resources.… : https://social.omgmog.net/2022/these-are-all-amazing-resources-the-best

> Open Source Game Clones

> Open-source or source-available remakes of great old games in one place

https://osgameclones.com

> Making a Video of a Single Window
#ffmpeg #x11
https://tratt.net/laurie/blog/2022/making_a_video_of_a_single_window.html

> PHONK is a coding playground for new and old Android devices.

> Create scripts rapidly from your phone or using the remote Web Editor on your computer using Javascript. The API is simple and extensive. GUI, audio, graphics, Bluetooth BLE, Arduino, OSC, MIDI, and much more.

https://phonk.app
https://github.com/victordiaz/PHONK

> Cramming 'Papers, Please' Onto Phones
https://dukope.com/devlogs/papers-please/mobile/

#Adobe #CreativeCloud is SUCH A PAIN IN THE ARSE.

To uninstall the Creative Cloud app you have to uninstall any installed Adobe apps... fine.

The app uninstallers launch the main Creative Cloud app rather than direct uninstallers, so you have to go through the process of remembering your login and updating the app, and then you can uninstall everything.

So anyway that's why I'm rolling back to a pre-CC version of Photoshop.

> Peter Howell of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop demonstrates how he reimagined Ron Grainer's classic Doctor Who theme [using] modern polyphonic analogue synthesisers like the Yamaha CS-80, an ARP Odyssey Mk3 and a Roland Jupiter-4, a vocoder and an old, malfunctioning phase shifter unit he found in the back of the Workshop.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZuf0LIU-2A

> So, here’s a bit of a mystery: Why does TeamViewer – the popular remote desktop program – install a font it doesn’t use on your computer?

https://www.ctrl.blog/entry/teamviewer-font-privacy.html

> Where Browsers Come From
> The economics around browsers, and what we should think about as we move forward.

https://bkardell.com/blog/WhereBrowsersComeFrom.html

One of many default browser styles that I always change!

> All browsers add an 8px margin on the body element – it’s part of the w3c-recommended default stylesheet which browsers generally use as a starting point for their own ‘user agent’ styles. But why 8px? Where does that come from?

https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/2022/07/04/body-margin-8px/

Nifty.

> MacintoshPi is a small project that allows running full-screen versions of Apple's Mac OS 7, Mac OS 8 and Mac OS 9 with sound, active Internet connection and modem emulation under Raspberry Pi.

https://github.com/jaromaz/MacintoshPi
https://jm.iq.pl/macintoshpi-mac-os-7-8-and-9-for-raspberry-pi/

> Defensive CSS
> Practical CSS and design tips that helps in building future-proof user interfaces.

https://defensivecss.dev

> A small tool (rsspls) to generate RSS feeds from web pages that lack them. It runs on BSD, Linux, macOS, and more.

https://github.com/wezm/rsspls

Also, the Onion firmware for the Miyoo is awesome. https://github.com/jimgraygit/onion

I'm impressed with the size and quality of the Miyoo Mini. I think this might be my new daily driver.

#handheld #portable #retrogames #retroarch

🙈 I do not need more tech. I do not need more tech!

> Pocket Reform is a 7 inch mini laptop from MNT Research. We condensed the best features of MNT Reform into a smaller, lighter, and more affordable device while adding some new exciting details.

https://mntre.com/media/reform_md/2022-06-20-introducing-mnt-pocket-reform.html