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A Book Of Beasts
A Book Of Beasts contains illustrations of 62 strange beasts, creatures, and other things of interest, with descriptive passages to tell you everything they are.
posted by dng at 2:04 PM on August 8, 2020 - 5 comments
A Book Of Beasts contains illustrations of 62 strange beasts, creatures, and other things of interest, with descriptive passages to tell you everything they are.
posted by dng at 2:04 PM on August 8, 2020 - 5 comments
"Cruiser" is a strong word for what it is now. But just you wait ...
Following up on this AskMe, I now have a 1974 Toyota Land Cruiser in hand and have started work on it. You can follow along in the IH8MUD forum.
posted by donpardo at 2:01 PM on August 11, 2020 - 4 comments
Following up on this AskMe, I now have a 1974 Toyota Land Cruiser in hand and have started work on it. You can follow along in the IH8MUD forum.
posted by donpardo at 2:01 PM on August 11, 2020 - 4 comments
Mixolumia
Mixolumia is an entrancing, musical block-clearing puzzler released on itch just the other day. I wound up documenting the 18-month development process in a big twitter thread (also in twitter moment format) that folks have found interesting. Besides bringing a fresh twist to the puzzler genre, Mixolumia also has a dynamic soundtrack (by Josie Brechner and myself) that responds and evolves as you play. The cool thing is that the music system is open to players to create and share their own songs/sound packs. There's documentation on how to do that if you're interested in reading how it works. The game comes with a wide range of color palettes and players can customize and create their own as well.
posted by davejh at 3:33 AM on August 10, 2020 - 2 comments
Mixolumia is an entrancing, musical block-clearing puzzler released on itch just the other day. I wound up documenting the 18-month development process in a big twitter thread (also in twitter moment format) that folks have found interesting. Besides bringing a fresh twist to the puzzler genre, Mixolumia also has a dynamic soundtrack (by Josie Brechner and myself) that responds and evolves as you play. The cool thing is that the music system is open to players to create and share their own songs/sound packs. There's documentation on how to do that if you're interested in reading how it works. The game comes with a wide range of color palettes and players can customize and create their own as well.
posted by davejh at 3:33 AM on August 10, 2020 - 2 comments
ReLarn: A classic Roguelike, updated
ReLarn is a fork ("variant") of the classic 80s Roguelike game Larn (by way of Ularn, another fork) that aims to preserve the spirit of the original game while being much better suited to modern computers. It also has a more maintainable code base. As such, most of the noticeable changes are bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, albeit with a few extra touches here and there. This project has been out for a couple of years now but this is the first release that provides pre-built binaries, supports Microsoft Windows out of the box and will (optionally) run in its own window instead of a text console. The project website has a selection of screenshots, a list of notable changes from the original game and a full list of changes from Ularn 1.5-ish.
posted by suetanvil at 11:30 AM on July 19, 2020
ReLarn is a fork ("variant") of the classic 80s Roguelike game Larn (by way of Ularn, another fork) that aims to preserve the spirit of the original game while being much better suited to modern computers. It also has a more maintainable code base. As such, most of the noticeable changes are bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements, albeit with a few extra touches here and there. This project has been out for a couple of years now but this is the first release that provides pre-built binaries, supports Microsoft Windows out of the box and will (optionally) run in its own window instead of a text console. The project website has a selection of screenshots, a list of notable changes from the original game and a full list of changes from Ularn 1.5-ish.
posted by suetanvil at 11:30 AM on July 19, 2020
Break Into Us
I made a web-based puzzle game. Players must solve clues to reduce the possible permutations for a series of combination locks and get them open. There are a couple of deliberately-easy tutorial levels at the start, but once you've solved the first one you can jump to any lock you please.
posted by avapoet at 3:27 PM on June 27, 2020 - 14 comments
I made a web-based puzzle game. Players must solve clues to reduce the possible permutations for a series of combination locks and get them open. There are a couple of deliberately-easy tutorial levels at the start, but once you've solved the first one you can jump to any lock you please.
posted by avapoet at 3:27 PM on June 27, 2020 - 14 comments
singingbush.online
Do you love The Singing Bush from the 1986 comedy ¡Three Amigos!?
posted by overeducated_alligator at 11:41 AM on June 30, 2020 - 7 comments
Do you love The Singing Bush from the 1986 comedy ¡Three Amigos!?
posted by overeducated_alligator at 11:41 AM on June 30, 2020 - 7 comments
Lucid
Four and a half years ago, I thought I was a cis man. Then I wrote a book.
posted by Tabitha Someday at 9:46 AM on May 6, 2020 - 2 comments
Four and a half years ago, I thought I was a cis man. Then I wrote a book.
posted by Tabitha Someday at 9:46 AM on May 6, 2020 - 2 comments
In Sickness: a podcast about caregiving
Two millennial caregivers for their chronically ill spouses, speak honestly about what life is like when there are more days spent in sickness than in health.
posted by bajema at 10:48 AM on May 6, 2020 - 2 comments
Two millennial caregivers for their chronically ill spouses, speak honestly about what life is like when there are more days spent in sickness than in health.
posted by bajema at 10:48 AM on May 6, 2020 - 2 comments
A Chrome extension for managing your tabs
Quickly find, open, save, and share all your important web pages.
posted by jasondigitized at 7:07 AM on May 21, 2020 - 2 comments
Quickly find, open, save, and share all your important web pages.
posted by jasondigitized at 7:07 AM on May 21, 2020 - 2 comments
Create your own 1980s police sketch
I recently came across some old abandoned police sketch software for Macintosh systems from the 1980s. I've wrapped it up in a web-based emulator and now you can play with it in your browser. Make your own face sketches.
posted by odinsdream at 7:21 AM on May 3, 2020 - 4 comments
I recently came across some old abandoned police sketch software for Macintosh systems from the 1980s. I've wrapped it up in a web-based emulator and now you can play with it in your browser. Make your own face sketches.
posted by odinsdream at 7:21 AM on May 3, 2020 - 4 comments
Restoring 100- to 200-year-old woodworking planes
For the last year I've been taking wooden woodworking planes from the 1800s and early 1900s and getting them back in working condition.
posted by not_the_water at 5:57 PM on April 10, 2020 - 4 comments
For the last year I've been taking wooden woodworking planes from the 1800s and early 1900s and getting them back in working condition.
posted by not_the_water at 5:57 PM on April 10, 2020 - 4 comments
I have eaten the plums
Inspired by this post my favorite pastime recently, when I'm feeling down or bored, has been getting GPT-2 to complete William Carlos Williams poems. I've made a tumblr where I have been posting some of my favorite completions of his classic, "This Is Just To Say."
posted by Lazlo Hollyfeld at 7:05 AM on April 30, 2020
Inspired by this post my favorite pastime recently, when I'm feeling down or bored, has been getting GPT-2 to complete William Carlos Williams poems. I've made a tumblr where I have been posting some of my favorite completions of his classic, "This Is Just To Say."
posted by Lazlo Hollyfeld at 7:05 AM on April 30, 2020
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Deanna (TNG edition)
A while back, I went looking for a TNG version of Deanna – not finding one, I obviously had to make one myself.
posted by avocet at 3:13 PM on April 28, 2020 - 1 comment
A while back, I went looking for a TNG version of Deanna – not finding one, I obviously had to make one myself.
posted by avocet at 3:13 PM on April 28, 2020 - 1 comment
How many pigeons fit in a child
I was asked by a child who lives nearby how many pigeons I thought would fit into the same space as my 5 year old child. This is a question that can be answered!
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 7:00 AM on April 3, 2020 - 1 comment
I was asked by a child who lives nearby how many pigeons I thought would fit into the same space as my 5 year old child. This is a question that can be answered!
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 7:00 AM on April 3, 2020 - 1 comment
Big Deal or No Big Deal
Guess which Wikipedia articles are most popular and win big! I made a game that mashes up Wikipedia data with Deal or No Deal's mystery briefcase gameplay.
posted by oulipian at 9:43 AM on March 9, 2020 - 27 comments
Guess which Wikipedia articles are most popular and win big! I made a game that mashes up Wikipedia data with Deal or No Deal's mystery briefcase gameplay.
posted by oulipian at 9:43 AM on March 9, 2020 - 27 comments
All Up In My Grille
A blog of grille, vent, and ventilation elements in buildings, and other minor architectural details.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 4:11 PM on March 19, 2020 - 1 comment
A blog of grille, vent, and ventilation elements in buildings, and other minor architectural details.
posted by Fiasco da Gama at 4:11 PM on March 19, 2020 - 1 comment
Advisory Circular LA
Advisory Circular LA is a twitter bot that tweets, in real time, when it detects aircraft flying in circles over the Los Angeles metro area. Helicopters and fixed wing aircraft flown by news stations, police departments, and fire departments are an ambient part of LA airspace, and one of their most stereotypical behaviors is flying in circles over something interesting. Every circle tells a story, and this bot begins to surface those stories.
posted by jjwiseman at 11:26 AM on December 23, 2019 - 1 comment
Advisory Circular LA is a twitter bot that tweets, in real time, when it detects aircraft flying in circles over the Los Angeles metro area. Helicopters and fixed wing aircraft flown by news stations, police departments, and fire departments are an ambient part of LA airspace, and one of their most stereotypical behaviors is flying in circles over something interesting. Every circle tells a story, and this bot begins to surface those stories.
posted by jjwiseman at 11:26 AM on December 23, 2019 - 1 comment
Tinseltown Tasty Times
I reviewed every place to get lunch at the odd mall called Tinseltown (technically International Village, but that's boring) in Vancouver. Every place. The food court, the congee restaurant, the bubble (tea|waffle) place, the 7-11, the weird protein powder store, and more.
posted by smasuch at 7:42 AM on December 25, 2019 - 5 comments
I reviewed every place to get lunch at the odd mall called Tinseltown (technically International Village, but that's boring) in Vancouver. Every place. The food court, the congee restaurant, the bubble (tea|waffle) place, the 7-11, the weird protein powder store, and more.
posted by smasuch at 7:42 AM on December 25, 2019 - 5 comments
#8PrimatesOfChanukah on Twitter
Science Twitter has some great holiday hashtags - #25DaysOfFishmas, #AdventCalendaR, #25DaysOfCrustmas, #AdventOfHominins - but they're all pretty Christmas-y. I decided to combine some science education and a little bit of religious diversity to celebrate the #8PrimatesOfChanukah - every day, a new primate species with some resonance for Chanukah!
posted by ChuraChura at 3:00 PM on December 24, 2019 - 3 comments
Science Twitter has some great holiday hashtags - #25DaysOfFishmas, #AdventCalendaR, #25DaysOfCrustmas, #AdventOfHominins - but they're all pretty Christmas-y. I decided to combine some science education and a little bit of religious diversity to celebrate the #8PrimatesOfChanukah - every day, a new primate species with some resonance for Chanukah!
posted by ChuraChura at 3:00 PM on December 24, 2019 - 3 comments
Niche Museums
I love visiting tiny or niche museums. I've started posting one museum I've explored every day to my new website, and I plan to keep doing so for as long as I can find new niche museums to explore. Since there are more than 30,000 museums in just the USA I'm hoping this will keep me going for a very long time. Hit the "Use my location" button to see niche museums I've visited near you!
posted by simonw at 10:43 PM on November 27, 2019 - 13 comments
I love visiting tiny or niche museums. I've started posting one museum I've explored every day to my new website, and I plan to keep doing so for as long as I can find new niche museums to explore. Since there are more than 30,000 museums in just the USA I'm hoping this will keep me going for a very long time. Hit the "Use my location" button to see niche museums I've visited near you!
posted by simonw at 10:43 PM on November 27, 2019 - 13 comments