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Weeklog for Week 26: June 23 to June 29

Progress

There's a lot of work to do, in many projects. And it's getting more, not less. Which is good, in a way, because SUCCESS™. Also, I will have resources to put into more long-term projects soon, so that's nice.

I built a “Steam Deck” last week, i.e. a computer that's running SteamOS. Since SteamOS is currently only/best available in the Steam Deck version, this computer thinks it's a Steam Deck, which is funny because it wants to use the special buttons that it doesn't have. But the performance and the comfort really is quite phenomenal.
I wonder if one can sell such a thing...

We recorded a podcast episode.

I need to learn Typst.

Articles

Libraries, programming, etc

Books

  • Shades of Grey by Jasper FfordeNo, not that Shades of Grey.: This book is very relevant to today. It's about a society that has a strict caste and rules system based on colour perception. The main character of the book finds out how bad that society really is for its inhabitants and how little the rules really mean, and gradually finds that it is more important to work towards societal change for more freedom and fairness. For a long time, he is a strict rules adherent, but gets pushed closer and closer to the edge, until he finds out how atrociously people are treated in this world. It was probably meant as an allegory on all fascist societies, so it is one on the current flavour as well.

Games

  • Planet Crafter
  • Tiny Glade: so relaxing! I just wish I could build a bridge over the brook. And yes, I know about flat-roof-building bridges, but I want a rounded wooden bridge.
  • Oddada: so weird and musical, and just on the cusp of making real music, but all the segments are just too short.
  • Walkabout Minigolf: Finally, they start adding some quality-of-life features, like a camera. But you can still not trigger other people's replays, nor any kind of effect, or cutting, or pausing, or proper aiming or anything. But, well, still great.

Backlog

  • Sable (free from EGS)
  • Replicube (from waitlist)
  • Tea for God (from waitlist)

Board games

  • Trickerion: this time, with dark alley. We made lots of points, so many that we didn't trust we played right. But it was fun. Took ages, but was fun.

Recipes

  • Hamburger
  • Megaschokolade

Other media

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