Maker Hacks / chrisg
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Maker and blogger from Calgary 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 [RPG/D&D/Wargaming, Art, 3d printing, arduino, raspberry pi, robots, laser engraving, CNC, programming, Retrocomputing ..]
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2017-08-30 18:25
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3D Printing
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3D Printing Fans Get Free Stuff
3D Printing Fans Get Free Stuff
Get free stuff by doing regular 3D printing hobby things
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3D Printing Fans Get Free Stuff
3D Printing Fans Get Free Stuff
Get free stuff by doing regular 3D printing hobby things
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Thinking about "Moats" and how AI erodes them
Thinking about "Moats" and how AI erodes them
You don't have a moat?
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technology
3M
E-Begging
E-Begging
Where Chris gets his begging hat out of storage
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technology
3M
Gobblin Procreate Drawing
Gobblin Procreate Drawing
Quick video showing my drawing process
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software-development
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Slopportunities or Robot Fren?
Slopportunities or Robot Fren?
Are you pro AI or ai-skeptic?
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software-development
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30-Year Freelancing Anniversary and Domaining
30-Year Freelancing Anniversary and Domaining
My name is Chris and I have too many domains.
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software-development
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Retro Roguelike Dungeon Crawler (Long Overdue Updates)
Retro Roguelike Dungeon Crawler (Long Overdue Updates)
Progress on my cross-platform retro roguelike dungeon crawler
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technology
6M
Claude is both the best and the worst
Claude is both the best and the worst
Oh Claude why? WHY? Claude managed to fix something very complex for me that I, as a human, thought was impossible for me to fix. But it has taken days because Anthropic have weird processes and policies.
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programming
6M
LLM-Assisted Debugging Rollercoaster
LLM-Assisted Debugging Rollercoaster
Forget Vibe Coding, Bots Are for Bug Squashing
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technology
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The LLM Middle-Ground
The LLM Middle-Ground
Yes, the middle is the worst position to take. No, I am not changing.
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technology
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How to talk to your family about AI
How to talk to your family about AI
The UK government has decided to spend a fortune on promoting AI to the masses, and they are not exactly impartial. If you have family or friends adopting "AI" tools, make sure they do not fully
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technology
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The “Joys” of Original Retro Hardware
The “Joys” of Original Retro Hardware
Sometimes it is more fun to be less 'authentic'. AKA modern conveniences are convenient.
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programming
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It’s easier than you think to build yourself a custom keyboard
It’s easier than you think to build yourself a custom keyboard
Not saying it is easy, just easier than you think
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programming
1y
Remote Control Your Android Device
Remote Control Your Android Device
Give old Android phones or tablets a new life via remote control Do you have old phones or tablets knocking around your house? At this point I think most of us have at least one. If you are one of those
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programming
1y
Instead of Opening Up PostgreSQL to Remote Connections, Do This
Instead of Opening Up PostgreSQL to Remote Connections, Do This
Use your SSH credentials to create a secure tunnel to your database TL;DR, here is a shell script. Enjoy! #!/bin/bash # PostgreSQL SSH Tunnel Manager # Usage: ./tunnel.sh [start|stop|status|restart] #
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programming
1y
I finally switched away from the default Mac terminal app and you might want to too
I finally switched away from the default Mac terminal app and you might want to too
"Ghostty is a fast, feature-rich, and cross-platform terminal emulator that uses platform-native UI and GPU acceleration." If you've been working with command-line interfaces (CLI) across both
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programming
1y
British parliament just mentioned Doom WADs and Kaizo Mario romhacks
British parliament just mentioned Doom WADs and Kaizo Mario romhacks
Debate on consumer law and videogames
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programming
1y
What are your favourite card games?
What are your favourite card games?
I want to make your favourites into video games I've been asked to create a tutorial around a particular video card game from the 1980s, and in talking to the editor we realised there is opportunity to
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programming
1y
Key Signs You’re an Inexperienced Programmer from a Software Grey-Beard
Key Signs You’re an Inexperienced Programmer from a Software Grey-Beard
Whether you're self-taught, vibe-coding, or coming into this fresh from a formal bootcamp or college course, you can grow your skills faster and build better applications if you avoid these mistakes and