Roguelikes
Rogue V5, as played on rlgallery.org. Following are some scattered thoughts about the Roguelike genre, and a to-play list for myself as I explore the catalog. Roguelikes are basically games that are like the 1980…
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Android Cellular Data Minimalism Strategies
Following are some notes about getting by with a limited monthly 100MB data plan with an Android smartphone. To be expanded as I get more familiar with the platform. Rough daily data metric is (monthlyData – emergencyData)…
Windows 10, NVidia GeForce GTX 750: OpenGL Programs Stutter Severely
OS: Windows 10 64-bit GPU: GeForce GTX 750 GPU Driver: 21.21.13.7290 Problem: OpenGL programs are stuttering to the point of being unusable. Experienced with RPG Maker MV, and an old SDL+OpenGL test program that I made a while ago….
SNES Slap Bass
Don’t ask me why I did this, but some time ago I found the BRR sample for that silly slap bass instrument used in early SNES games (you know, the bwoo bwoo bwoo one), and did a pattern search…
MIDI Masquerade
In 2015, someone posted a very large collection of MIDI files to Reddit, numbering at around 130,000 files total. I just downloaded and extracted it and I have now become this man. Many of these files are…
Windows 10: On lock screen, 2nd monitor does not recover from power-saving mode
(Workaround is in place for this issue, but I want to leave some notes here in case I start looking at it again.) OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit GPU: NVidia GeForce GTX 750 GPU Driver:…
PDCurses
Curses is a venerable API for interacting with computer terminals on a per-cell basis. What follows are some quick and unfinished notes about using the PDCurses implementation with C terminal programs in Windows 10 while I dabble with…
Thrift Log: Microsoft 1381 Webcam (LifeCam VX-2000)
Hey! I’ve been trying to figure out what to do for pictures in these thrift store posts. I’m one of those weirdos who doesn’t have a smartphone — nothing wrong with them, but I’ve never been able…
Thrift Log: Intellivision TV Play Power
Paid six bucks. Disappointing unit for a variety of reasons. Controller The Intellivision had a crazy dial-and-keypad controller with side buttons. It supported plastic overlays for game-specific control instructions, and the dial could detect 16 directions of…
Thrift Log – Microsoft SideWinder Plug & Play Game Pad (X04-97702)
This USB controller works out of the box with Windows 10, which is nice, considering that the box says “Designed for Windows 98”. Wikipedia says the release year was 2000. The grip feels pretty decent, but I…