Dave Horlick

@paddle0
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game dev, antediluvian tech, do-it-yourself, climate action, planetary astronomy & public transit.

current Atari Kangaroo personal high score: 37,900

https://github.com/dhorlick

From this animate radish/tomato hybrid, to those who celebrate

#InternationalBatAppreciationDay

(Non-super) Mario Bros. Mario is the cutest Mario

Version 1.1 of Spirited Array is released! Several bug fixes plus a new "blur" feature

https://github.com/dhorlick/spirited_array/releases/tag/1.1.0

Release Blur Feature & Mostly alignment fixes · dhorlick/spirited_array

Implements a new "Blur" menu, to optionally smooth out tiles. Now requires macOS 12 or newer. Fixes: Slight vertical view misalignment in newer macOS versions Crashes if you try to Export over an ...

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And now v1.0.3 is out, too… I had put off getting it to compile on Apple Silicon and target Universal Binaries for a long time, but it turned out not to be that difficult at all.

https://github.com/dhorlick/spirited_array/releases/tag/1.0.3

Release Universal Binary + Apple Silicon compile-ability · dhorlick/spirited_array

a macOS application for de-pixelating and then whimsically re-pixelating small animated GIF's - Release Universal Binary + Apple Silicon compile-ability · dhorlick/spirited_array

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I used a Command keycap from a for-parts Matias Quiet Pro Keyboard (FK302Q). But it looked weird with just one black keycap, so I balanced things out with a blue backspace from Tai-Hao's Alps set, SKU#A01BP301.

Northgate Omnikey Inverted-T Ultra repair corner!

After replacing a couple of Alps switches and soldering-in a wire to avoid a poorly-repaired lifted pad, this ancient warrior is ready for another battle.

Next: re-program its Hasu's PS/2 to USB converter to make every single one of the "special" function keys do something unique & awesome.

I call this little friend the Weeboard. Made for cheap from a KPrepublic Daisy PCB, Aliexpress keycaps, trash lumber, and NO STABILIZERS!! 😝

Numbers & navbar hide out in layer 2, accessed via Fn.

Certainly not the world's most usable keyboard, but hella portable.

Looking thru my old Apple II files and check out this sweet ASCII art I found… I think this was intended to be a poster frame for some unrealized BBS?

A custom BMO-from-Adventure-Time FPGBC build.

Not much is original to me here, other than the stand and the choice of what parts to use & print.

Love the CRT/RetroTink-4K retro-gamers, but I think I’m good. I like my chonky, crispy pixels.