Hi! I’m an old reclusive Gen-X software developer who writes twice a month about games or projects I’m working on or what’s happening in the world. Not AI-generated since 2012, despite what ZeroGPT says. Except the images. All the images are AI-generated now because it’s way too much of a hassle to find images for blog posts.

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The Recluse Report - September 2024 Part 1

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A brief foray into Dragon’s Dogma 2, video editing for video games, Antipodean game shows, writing a comment system, and casseroles. (1150 words.)

DIY Comments - Step 3

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Continuing with a comment system for my static blog. The client side experience, with and without Javascript. (1468 words.)

DIY Comments - Step 2

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Continuing with a comment system for my static blog… handling spam, saving and loading comments from a Dynamo table. (1225 words.)

DIY Comments - Step 1

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I finally started writing a comment system for my static blog. (1150 words.)

A New Comment System?

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Some thoughts on starting to write a new comment system. (398 words.)

The Recluse Report - August 2024 Part 2 [+audio]

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A long one. Wrapping up Blaugust, RSS summaries, Elden Ring DLC done, Dragon’s Dogma 2, a busted PodMic, Reafir, Saturn’s Children, the dentist and insurance. (2818 words.)

Webrings? Really?

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After seeing a third serious post about webrings in recent days, I thought I’d say a few words about it. (416 words.)

I Don't Like String Constants

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I find string constants mildly irritating, except in very specific circumstances. (425 words.)

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