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Dice Poker -- a new Gemini dice game (alpha) — [gemini link] A 5-dice poker game, inspired by @gritty. During each of 10 rounds you can hold any of the dice to build the best hand, and roll the remaining dice. You specify which dice to hold by their values, not their position! It's a little rough, and uses cgisesh (which is WIP) to keep state, so apologies if it breaks... But give it a shot!
Got CGISESH working. Simple demo. — Click on the link; the cgi will keep track of how many times you visit (refresh to see the counter go up). If my cgisesh server is running, of course. This simple cgi uses cgisesh to keep session information for each user (visit count in this simple example). cgisesh is a minimal in-memory key-value server designed to provide per-user session data for Gemini CGI...
cgisesh - a tiny cgi session manager for games TLDR: I am making a minimal in-memory "session database server" for keeping track of user data, ideal for games. Any thoughts? Every time I try to make a quick-and dirty CGI game or sketch out a simple application, I get really frustrated. Gemini conviniently provides user certificates which can be used to track sessions, but things get complicated very fast. I am making a minimal subsystem for keeping track of user-associated data, ideal for...
What Gemini search engine do you use?
Enshitification — How does it happen? How does a community of generally well-mannered people become a zoo full of vandals that requires hardcore policing, with automatic weapons? You could blame criminals and build higher walls and get bigger guns. But I think it is exactly the cause of enshitification. People inherently want to be a part of their community. We are social animals. And if we are rejected and have no hope, we apply whatever skills we have to express our frustration at damaging...
Solía pensar que CABRÓN significa 'amigo'... — Ahora entiendo por qué a nadie le agrado.
rawtext.club -- is the site down or is it me?
Computadoras Antiguas — ¡Hola amigos! Estaba pensando en los viejos tiempos de la computación. Sé muy poco sobre las computadoras de los paises hispanohablantes! Sé que Commodore era popular en España, pero no estoy seguro. Respecto a América Latina -- nada... ¿Cuáles eran las computadores más populares que recuerdan? ¿Qué revistas solían leer sobre computadoras? ¿Tienen alguna memoria sobre computadoras que solían usar? ¡Me encantaria escuchar sus historias! Según aprendo español mi interes...
He estado viajando y no tengo mucho tiempo para Gemini. He estado estudiando español por 45 dias y me encanta Duolingo.
My Barefoot Running Days Are Over — I've been running a few kilometers a day barefoot, on a treadmill. I really liked it. But over the last couple of months, my feet started hurting. After consulting with Dr. Internet, I diagnosed the pain as early stages of Plantar Fasciatis. I also found weird bumps on the outside edge of my feet, presumably bone spurs in the making. Yikes. My wise partner made me by a pair of Hokas. They look a little like small boats, but are amazingly comfortable and...
@norayr, I am sorry if I offended you. As part Armenian born in Georgia during the Soviet days I appreciate your position more than an average american, and do not underestimate Russia. I wish my president would stop provoking them to get reelected, as innocent people pay for that with their lives.
@norayr: I haven't heard anything about Armenia, and you sound like things are not that good (I am assuming you are there...). Georgia, on the other hand, seems to be doing well. I hope Armenia gets a break -- heck, Uzbekistan is now the place to be, apparently! I haven't spent much time there -- when I was little my father used to take me on photo-shoots to out-of-the-way old churches in the middle of nowhere, so I have no idea what it was or is like to live there.
The Problem With Ads in Apps — I was playing around with Duolingo today. I tried it a few years ago, just before the pandemic; it got a lot better. This time around, I didn't feel like an idiot poking at obvious multiple-choice questions. There is a good mix of different actions now, including speaking (which now works well). It is gamified, which is good for this sort of thing. So when I started with a browser, it started showing ads. That is fine as everything else on the web is doing the...
Breaking Another Addiction — Recently I removed the google fit from my phone. I originally installed it to test the accuracy of my partner's watch, and then was strangely unable to remove it. It is embarrassing to admit, as I've been vocal about the evils of google, never use the search engine, avoid social media (except for the gemini kind), and am generally privacy-bound. But I became completely addicted to fit. I've taken up running in the last couple of years, and watching numbers on the...
Flossing Teeth Considered Harmful? — I am not 100% convinced yet, but I think flossing teeth can cause more damage than good. While every dental heath professional will tell you to floss, if you think about it, there are problems. Getting rid of remaining food and bacterial accumulations forming on sugary residues on your teeth is a good thing. However, driving it around with a piece of string can just as easily shove it deeper under the gum and make matters worse. If you have an infected...
Pissing into a jar, installing Linux — The two activities are surprisingly compatible. You can't leave the house. It takes the whole day. It is stinky and sometimes embarrassing. You feel inadequate. I succeeded in installing void on my 'main' machine. I collected not quite 2L of piss. Why am I collecting urine? I am long overdue for a 24-hour test to see what kind of stones my kidneys are making, and hopefully, return to a diet which contains spinach, beats, soy, and tea. I may be better at...
A Terrible Restless Night... — I am way out of it today, after yet another disrupted sleep. I've been having trouble sleeping lately -- a new thing for me. My entire life I was a sound sleeper, and could usually wake up when needed before the alarm. Now I seem to wake up at 3AM almost every night, lie awake, listen to audiobooks to distract myself, fall asleep and feel like crap in the morning. Last night was ridiculous. I woke up at just around 3AM with a strong sense of something gone...
Escape from github — A few years back, when Microsoft took over github, i figured it was time to go. I copied all my repos to gitlab (is it any better? I don't know, it still seems i am the product...), but then I stopped short of deleting my github account. I still felt kind of attached... And then years went by, and I kind of forgot about it. I've even created some private repos for work-in-progress projects, out of habit. But now I am getting messages that I must enable 2FA...
Hello, Neighbors! — I don't know who had this brilliant idea, but having a door in front of the toilet sure provides adequate ventilation when needed! And sitting on the toilet can be a social activity. P.S. @gritty, I know you will really enjoy this!
LCD vs. Sledgehammer — The Accident I was climbing out of the bathtub, one hand holding my 10" tablet, the other swinging around vigorously to keep my balance. I placed the tablet onto a 5-gallon bucket of roofing compound that I keep next to the bathtub, but to my dismay, the tablet slipped off the bucket and fell onto a sledgehammer resting next to it. Glass side down, of course. The terrible sound of glass on sledgehammer! For a few seconds I thought the screen was broken: there were weird...
Yikes! Louis Rossman butchers a Mac on YouTube... — I like Rossman. He's done a lot of good work fighting for the Right to Repair, and his ongoing fight with New York City bureaucracy (even years after he moved to Texas or Florida) is truly amusing (and familiar). And no doubt he is technically very knowlegeable and, usually, good at diagnosing and fixing electronics. He has been very good at disseminating information about Mac repair, something that Apple clearly does not want. But he is...
When you are a nail, everything feels like a hammer...
Cat adapter for Doggiebags — Last year I wound up with a surplus of dog bags and was looking for biodegradable bags for cat waste. Dog bags were too small to fit the scoop when held open with one hand. It sort of worked with two people - one to stretch the bag open, the other to scoop, but that was too inconvenient and filthy. I 3d-printed a bag holder for doggie bags - shaped such that a loaded scooper just fits the opening, solving this problem. The perimiter of the holder is just right for a...
CBDCs are coming, and I am not ready! — There are more rumblings of impending doom, Central Bank Digital Currencies. All assets will be tokenized and placed into a ledger, maintained by your favorite Central Bank. BIS had stated all assets, once tokenized, will carry with them conditional transaction limitations which banks will be able to programmatically impose. So long privacy and financial freedom. I just want cash, please. I've been, single-handedly, trying to bring it back, by paying...
Ouch! Tooth hurty! Extraction tomorrow! — Giant filling popped out at pandemic onset. Was stable since, with waterpick... Reckoning time is now, abscess and antibiotics..
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