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[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 44 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

Let's see:

  • Back in 2007 or 2008 I attempted to create a CPU architecture that directly uses Brainfuck as its instruction set. I had to put it on hold before it was completed because I had a custom FPGA development board with really bad documentation but if I ever get my hands on an affordable FPGA, it will get done eventually.
  • I've created a nonogram that solves to a rickroll QR code. I had to rely on the error correction because the exact pattern didn't result in a well-defined solution but I've recently learned about some more parameters that you can tweak on a QR code. So now I just need to acquire or more likely build a QR code generator that lets me manually control those parameters and an automatic nonogram solver so I don't have to manually solve a bunch of 25x25 nonograms to confirm they have a single solution.
  • My plan for tonight is to start porting a 22-year-old handheld game to a ~35-year-old home console. I've acquired a C compiler but will probably have to learn assembly for a CPU architecture that was barely used for anything else. There is no chance to ever share the resulting game without getting sued to hell and back again.
  • I've made chainmail bikinis for a couple of friends.
  • Edit: One more because it might be my magnum opus. Have you ever played KJumpingCube? That doesn't only work on grids but on arbitrary graphs. My friends and I chose a Risk board. Not a digital one. A real life physical Risk board with actual dice on every country that need to be turned by hand. A single game took us about 6-7 hours with the winning move alone taking up the last hour.

That's just what I comes to mind at the moment. I'm sure if I spend some time thinking or digging around old hard drives, I can find more.

[–] TheBrideWoreCrimson@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

So... how much fabric is in these chain-mail bikinis, exactly?
Because without any, they're basically going to be see-through, right? Not that I would complain.

[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

No fabric at all, just metal rings and a bit of string. They are far from see-through though because they are pretty dense. If you’re close enough you can see a bit of… anatomy… but it’s more on the side of a coarsly knit sweater than transparent fabric.

[–] swab148@startrek.website 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I figured you'd want some fabric in those sensitive areas

[–] cobalt32@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago

If all the loops are properly closed, chainmail is actually quite comfortable.

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