Blog
...where I write about my various mundane and probably boring adventures using a computer.
I'm Tired of the Rainbows in my Text
Linux text rendering is borderline-psychedelic when you're blind and zooming in on it. Let's fix this in Plasma.
My Linux Accessibility Wishlist
All the improvements I want to see on my computer
I Made a New Site
Why? What changed? And what happened to the acidic light?
We Need to Talk: Accessibility Programming...
Accessibility programming doesn't feel accessible, and this needs to change.
Pages the fun way
Most people use GitHub Pages, some use GitLab Pages, and then there's me - using GitLab Pages, but....the fun way.
DevOps the fun way
Unless you're a sadist or you get paid to set it up, doing DevOps stuff is the most boring and tedious thing ever. Here's how I made it fun. ...My kind of fun.
The Plight of Blind Windows
I had to use Windows for an extended amount of time, and it really grinded my gears. And I promised you guys this was next.
Putting Socially Distant on hold
After years of working on the game, it is time for me to put Socially Distant aside. Here's why.
Things that Grind my Gears: Migraine Buttons
This is the first in a series of small posts complaining about things that bother me as a blind person, explaining how other people do these things better. In this post, buttons that keep Advil in business.
Hacking the XNA Asset File Format
I needed to do some cursed stuff with XNA game asset files. Here's how I did it.
How I fixed zoom in KDE
How I fixed KDE's screen magnifier, and what other desktops and compositors can learn from it
Letters to my past self: Nullable reference types
A letter to my past self about why you absolutely should use nullable reference types.
Plans for a rewrite – why, and what went wrong with the current code
Although Socially Distant sounds like a simple game idea at first glance, the programming required to make it work isn’t. Being an operating system simulation game at its core, it comes with many of the same challenges associated with building an actual desktop environment – with the added complexity of turning that into a game, and adding other functionality required by a game such as a robust save system, while also making the game run well and be visually appealing. It is quite an undertaking for a small team of hobbyists, and it’s time for us to regroup.
The Making of the Socially Distant Logo
How was the Socially Distant logo made and what decisions led to its final design? Find out in this now-freely-available Patreon-exclusive devlog!
Socially Distant May 2022 Devlog
This is the first ever entry in the monthly Socially Distant Devlog series.
Rewritten Save System, Chat Dialog System, and lots more!
This post was migrated from the old website, some images have unfortunately been lost to time. We have curated all broken portions of this post and replaced them with descriptions of the content that was once there. We apologize for the broken devlog!