paulstraw

@paul@straw.social
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Computer person. Hardware, software, backend, frontend, design, develop, tools, games, build, build, build.
Websitehttps://paulstraw.com
Scouting expedition on the Columbia (Government Island)
Working on the menu and scene transitions for my next #playdate game, a revamped version of my PlayJam 5 entry!

The results of the @playdate Community Census 2024 are ready to view.

https://playdate-wiki.com/wiki/Playdate_Community_Census_2024

Once again, this data science and summary wouldn't have been possible without @vogelscript.

Now let me share a few highlights.

#playdate

Playdate Community Census 2024

Over the period July 1st, 2024 to August 1st, 2024, the unofficial Playdate Community Census was open for submissions.

Playdate Community Wiki
I built this shop over the course of a few evenings using #SvelteKit and Stripe. Though you can't actually use any of the ecommerce functionality in production yet! Soon™
There’s nothing for sale quite yet, but I wanted to get the bones in place for some upcoming #playdate projects. Presenting the Straw Dynamics Shop! https://shop.strawdynamics.com
Straw Dynamics Shop

Various goods made by Paul Straw.

Here's the color picker in action:
I just implemented some ideas from https://wildbit.com/blog/accessible-palette-stop-using-hsl-for-color-systems to build this "you can't make it ugly" color picker. This #0f0 green one reminds me of an N64 🕹️
Accessible Palette: stop using HSL for color systems | Wildbit

Accessible Palette is an app for building color systems with consistent lightness and predictable contrast ratios across color levels.

Wildbit

This has been a fun experiment, but as I've wound down my Twitter use, I haven't really felt the need for a direct replacement. Mastodon is neat, but not something I need in my life right now. I'll be shutting this account down over the coming days.

What I have been really enjoying is making YouTube videos! It'd mean a lot to me if you checked out my channel. Either way, see you elsewhere on the internet! ✌️

https://www.youtube.com/@paulstraw

Paul Straw

Sometimes when I poke the weird sand, cool stuff comes out.

YouTube
I’ve been recording 3D print time lapses with Octolapse and an ESP32 for Wi-Fi DSLR control. It’s amazing what you can do with a few dollars of computers these days!
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I just implemented some ideas from https://wildbit.com/blog/accessible-palette-stop-using-hsl-for-color-systems to build this "you can't make it ugly" color picker. This #0f0 green one reminds me of an N64 🕹️
Here's the color picker in action: