@Fri, Jun 10

i hate mechanical engineering this is so not fun

@Thu, Jun 9

This photo’s actually from yesterday but I visited some makerspaces

@Wed, Jun 8

Coworking and coding w @rishi on the bus because the grind never stops

@Wed, May 18

Implementing network culling for my game: this essentially means only state updates relevant to each specific client get sent in every packet. This reduces bandwidth usage and also makes some types of cheats impossible.

@Tue, May 17

Dealing with graphics bugs has been one of the funnest parts of building this game. Sometimes, bugs even give rise to new ideas!

@Sun, May 15

Made more progress on my game! It’s getting close to being finished. Today’s features include: • automatic arena resizing • scaling on different screen sizes/dimensions • two graphics modes + performance improvements • lots of bug fixes

@Sun, May 15

My game’s almost done, but during load testing today I’ve discovered some… significant performance bottlenecks to figure out

@Sat, May 14

Adding some WACKY SPECIAL EFFECTS that will transport you to alternate dimensions to my game today!

@Thu, May 12

Built a modal for players to select different patterns!

@Wed, May 11

My io game is starting to look good!

@Sat, May 7

Today I set up client and server hosting for my snake game (DNS, PM2 + NGINX, LetsEncrypt, deploy hooks, etc.) :yay:

@Sat, May 7

Makin’ some abstract art with my broken polygon assembly algorithm

@Mon, May 2

Progress

@Sun, May 1

Finally, after way too many hours of figuring out how NOT to build netcode, I’ve got a base netcode for my game working with client-side prediction, a configurable interpolation period/patch rate that works with super-high lag, extrapolation when the packets get delayed, and more!

@Sat, Apr 30

I don’t like this.

@Sat, Feb 26

#pasture

@Thu, Dec 2

Ran a very successful Hack Club table at my school’s night for incoming freshmen!

@Wed, Nov 3

I am learning Swift

@Fri, Jun 18

Working on documentation for my BitClout client!

@Fri, Apr 2

Making lots of progress on the components for my newest app :lego_brick: ✨

@Sat, Mar 27

Today I started developing a new GraphQL API using a new workflow with Prisma + Apollo Server + type-graphql + Apollo Studio which is working really well so far.

@Tue, Feb 2

I mAdE a RuSt SeRvEr

@Wed, Jan 20

Type-graphql makes writing type-synchronized graphql APIs so simple because it dynamically generates the schema for you, so you only have to worry about your resolver functions and other logic!!! ✨

@Thu, Jan 14

Developing the graphql API for my latest project ✨

@Tue, Dec 1

Why not

@Sun, Oct 18

Fully automated weekly emails are now working for Simply Synonyms! Now I just need to make the email template look better....

@Sat, Oct 17

Working on a new small site just with links to all my (published) projects. It has an animated Vanta.js background and animated gradient buttons 🎉 :yay:

@Fri, Oct 16

I wonder if Cat knows how to code

@Fri, Oct 16

But I learned today that email standards for HTML are practically nonexistent and require you to write an infinite amount of nested tables and inline CSS and conditional elements because some seemingly obvious features and elements are missing from the HTML specs of some email clients :dumpster-fire: 😦. Fortunately I also learned about MJML which is a markup language that makes it easy to write emails without this nonsense :blobfearsweat:

@Fri, Oct 16

Mailgun makes it super easy to send email

@Thu, Oct 15

I worked on Simply Synonyms today - adding sign in functionality in preparation for upcoming features, including a customized email each week (like grammarly)!

@Tue, Oct 13

One small project I've been working on is an open-source file dashboard for Google Cloud Storage, as part of a tutorial on how to set up a personal CDN + file management dashboard with Google Cloud Platform.

@Thu, Sep 24

Thought I’d try out a new Linux distro; so I’m installing Manjaro with Manjaro Architect!

@Thu, Sep 3

I haven't shipped in a while! I've been working on several projects including my SOM project. My SOM project's basic software and hardware are almost done! Yesterday, I learned how to program an Atmega chip with C using the Arduino library directly from the GPIO pins on a Raspberry Pi.

@Fri, Aug 14

You know you’ve done something wrong when your circuit makes a crackling sound and smoke starts rising from your MOSFETs.... I’m glad I ordered a few extras!

@Fri, Aug 14

Testing parts of my robocar’s circuit on a solderless breadboard before I order the printed circuit boards

@Tue, Aug 4

Today we finished my first hackathon project. The theme was to create an app or website that would have helped people during a major historical event. We created an aid app to help people find jobs, helpful resources, and more during the Great Depression. As my first hackathon, it wasn't the best project I've ever made but I still had a lot of fun making it with my team.

@Sun, Aug 2

Hard at work on my Hackathon project

@Wed, Jul 29

I don’t have anything new today, so here’s a photo of my 3D printer bed after I calibrated it without first homing the Z axis 🤦

@Tue, Jul 28

Today I worked on Simply Synonyms, fixed some bugs and partially updated my website, ordered some new soldering supplies, installed and set up Cura on Linux for my 3D printer, and received my new super cool Raspberry Pi 4 in the mail (thanks Sam)!

@Mon, Jul 27

Getting ready to publish the first beta version of my new Chrome extension, Simply Synonyms. Find synonyms by double-clicking a word on the page, without any other annoying features. github.com/scitronboy/simply-synonyms

@Tue, Jul 21

Submitting my first Chrome extension for review! I'll post it in #ship once it's ready!

@Mon, Jul 20

Working on a new feature for Scrapbook :scrappy1: :scrappy3::scrappy4:

@Sun, Jul 19

Signing up for some hackathons 🔥

@Sun, Jul 19

Implementing websockets for remote control in my robocar's app.

@Sat, Jul 18

Started the app for my robocar today!!!

@Sun, Jul 12

I got home from a camping trip to find that my second third of parts from hack club have arrived, including my batteries, motor, and blank pcb!!!

@Thu, Jul 9

My electronics from digikey have arrived!!! All this packagaing seems quite wasteful though... 🤔

@Sun, Jul 5

Just started coding the software for my project in Python!

@Sat, Jul 4

Finally submitted my shopping list with a better motor and the electronics I'll need to build my self-driving car. Now I'm going to get the car chassis ready and start programming the software while I wait for my parts to arrive!!!

@Fri, Jul 3

Got some old broken RC equipment from a friend for cheap. Hopefully I’ll be able to scavenge some parts from it for my project, allowing me to save money on some parts and do less 3D printing!

@Thu, Jul 2

Almost finished laying out the the first version of my motor controller circuit on a PCB! This is a rendering of it, made in EasyEDA :)

@Wed, Jul 1

My electronics shopping cart is filling up!

@Tue, Jun 30

Working on the schematic and PCB for the motor controller for my project!!!

@Tue, Jun 30

Finalizing my parts list and finding the best prices 💰

@Tue, Jun 23

Finally submitted my SOM application (it's probably too late, but we'll see) and started writing a blog post about my Summer of Making project! benjaminashbaugh.me/projects/self-driving-car-process

@Mon, Jun 22

It’s printing time! Fixing up my 3D printer.

@Sun, Jun 21

Re-reading all my make magazines to find inspiration