Truly impressive cactus

New post: fight against stagnation

Kids are constantly pushing against boundaries, constantly opting for doing what’s dangerous. But once we become adults we end up going in the completely opposite direction.

https://meadow.cafe/blog/0068-fight-against-stagnation/

New post: 0067 - unlikely things

Thinking about how some extremely unlikely things are commonplace, and how we stop being awed by the frequently awesome.

https://meadow.cafe/blog/0067-unlikely-things/

Nice flowers at a restaurant

New post: 0066 - thoughts on AI art

Every medium has the potential to facilitate true expression, though some of them are more easily abused than others.

https://meadow.cafe/blog/0066-thoughts-on-ai-art/

kids are assholes
They destroy other's castles
Out of pure malice

#haiku

So cool!

A picture of my hand holding my Retroid Pocket Flip 2 as it runs my Tetra3D game. Runs well!

Got my Golang / Ebitengine / Tetra3D game running on my Retroid Pocket Flip 2~

#gamedev

Uhh this is actually kinda crazy good? Love it so far!

Some Slay The Spire-like events (exchanging items, a shop, optional mini-bosses, chances for buffs / debuffs, etc) or inter-run unlocks (different items can now appear in-game, subclasses, more characters, etc.) would go crazy.

New post: you can't mar something that can't be sullied

Not sure if this is a short story or a myth or something else. I was just following the words.

meadow.cafe/blog/0065-you-cant-mar-s...

Yo! Been making a lot of progress with my 3D renderer, Tetra3D!

Been optimizing and fixing collision stuff, adding light volumes and automatic triangle subdivision, etc. Somebody on-stream said it was like a PS1.5, haha~

#gamedev #golang #tetra3d #ebitengine #handmade #renderer

New post: making audio versions of my posts

I've been thinking about generating audio versions of my post for a while now, and finally got around to doing it using local speech generation models.

meadow.cafe/blog/0064-making-audio-v...

Hmm?

New Friday evening post: Karma is interpersonal

We usually think of karma as highly personal cause and effect, but what if that's not the case? What if "my karma is your karma" and viceversa?

https://meadow.cafe/blog/0063-karma-is-interpersonal/

I'm working on a new game which is like SpellingBee but with some extra features. Anyone care give it a try and report any issues? 🤗 https://harvest.meadow.cafe/

New post: Only you can believe in yourself

Chasing external validation is pointless if you don't believe in your own work in the first place.

meadow.cafe/blog/0062-only-you-can-b...

I know I always post pictures of matcha lattes but they're just so good (and cute)!

There's something really special about the smell of a bookstore. The way it hits you as soon as you enter

Impromptu snow

Mirrored butterfly

Tree roots melting over a stone wall

Did you know that in Spanish *sloths* are called *lazy bears*?

New post: 0055 - what keeps me coming back

Thinking about why I've been writing so much lately, and why do I keep doing it.

https://meadow.cafe/blog/0055-what-keeps-me-coming-back

We have "cold tea". But what do you call hot chocolate after putting it in the fridge? "cold hot-chocolate" or just "chocolate"?

Choose joy today!

New post :) 0054 - the effects of a cold shower

Experimenting with cold water. Turns out it IS an excellent way to get over the morning slump.

meadow.cafe/blog/0054-the-effects-of...

New post: 0053 - how do I know if you're human

Thinking about how to avoid detecting bots in my analytics service and musing on the proper use of the 'kudos" button.

meadow.cafe/blog/0053-how-do-i-know-...

Just pushed a new Proof or Work captcha feature to Guestbooks! Try it out if you're having issues with spam https://guestbooks.meadow.cafe/

Working on light volumes for dynamic-ish baked lighting in my PS1-style 3D renderer~! Looks super cool!

#gamedev #indie #b3d #golang #tetra3d

0052 - (idea) tip creators by watching an ad

New post: 0052 - (idea) tip creators by watching an ad

What if instead of asking readers for money, you let them watch a 30-second ad to tip you?

meadow.cafe/blog/0052-id...

…I've actually been writing a lot lately but haven't been posting about it here. Maybe this is me restarting that practice?