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  4. <title>4x13/notes for reading</title>
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  7. <updated>2025-04-22T12:15:00Z</updated>
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  12. <entry>
  13. <title>Gikopoi, part 1: the services</title>
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  16. <updated>2025-04-22T12:15:00Z</updated>
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  18. &lt;p&gt;I really enjoyed playing an old Flash game known as Gikopoi. However, circa
  19. 2021, when Adobe pulled the plug on Flash, Gikopoi's days were numbered.
  20. What happened between then and now is a long story, but long story short, I now
  21. host the most active Gikopoi international server, and I set up some services
  22. to support the community, even writing a few from scratch.&lt;/p&gt;
  23. &lt;p&gt;This post will look at the various services that are not the actual game/chat of
  24. Gikopoi.&lt;/p&gt;
  25. &lt;h2&gt;Wiki&lt;/h2&gt;
  26. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://wiki.gikopoi.com"&gt;https://wiki.gikopoi.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  27. &lt;p&gt;A lot of people on the &amp;quot;alternet&amp;quot; enjoy reading wikis, and some of them really
  28. enjoy writing for wikis. Given that the core audience of Gikopoi really enjoy
  29. reading and writing, a wiki felt like a natural fit. However, I felt like all
  30. existing wiki softwares were overly complex, so I basically made a clone of the
  31. original wiki's software and it runs like an imageboard or gikopoi itself -- no
  32. accounts systems to impede editting, write and talk about anything you want.&lt;/p&gt;
  33. &lt;p&gt;It took me roughly a week or so to write the software. After the basic features
  34. of viewing, editting, linking, and reverse linking pages were implemented, I
  35. pretty much haven't touched the code. Nearly a year later and we have over 200
  36. pages.&lt;/p&gt;
  37. &lt;p&gt;I'm pretty happy with this!&lt;/p&gt;
  38. &lt;h2&gt;BBS&lt;/h2&gt;
  39. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https:///bbs.gikopoi.com"&gt;https:///bbs.gikopoi.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  40. &lt;p&gt;The &amp;quot;core group&amp;quot; of gikopoi enjoy anonymous messageboards: the original game
  41. takes much inspiration from them, and it was anonymous messageboard users by
  42. the way of 4chan who first began heavily frequenting Gikopoi in the West.&lt;/p&gt;
  43. &lt;p&gt;It took me several weeks of work to get this off the ground. Instead of just
  44. running yet another Kareha instance, I wanted something more unique -- so I
  45. looked at modern ayashii's &amp;quot;tree&amp;quot; threads (like USENET and Reddit) and
  46. multichan's &amp;quot;tags&amp;quot; as a way to improve on the basic concept of inflated
  47. guestbooks.&lt;/p&gt;
  48. &lt;p&gt;Roughly 1.5 years since I began writing it, it now sits at &amp;gt;60 threads and
  49. &amp;gt;500 comments: a lot slower than other boards, but I consider it reasonably
  50. successful!&lt;/p&gt;
  51. &lt;h2&gt;Booru&lt;/h2&gt;
  52. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://booru.gikopoi.com"&gt;https://booru.gikopoi.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  53. &lt;p&gt;People in text chats will eventually want to share images or other kinds of
  54. media. Sometimes they want to look back at the media they wish to share,
  55. especially if it's original content. Unlike the other two services, I did not
  56. write this software myself, but opted to use Shimmie2.&lt;/p&gt;
  57. &lt;p&gt;Boorus let posters quickly and easily to upload media, tagging it as they
  58. please, and viewers to quickly consume media and filter the content by tags.
  59. I think they outperform &amp;quot;traditional&amp;quot; imageboards at the goal of sharing media
  60. such as images or music in a community. People mostly seem to use the booru for
  61. sharing photos of their cats and food, but it can be used for anything they want.&lt;/p&gt;
  62. &lt;p&gt;Roughly 1 year since the service went live, there are now nearly 300 photos and
  63. mp3s uploaded. People don't always use it in lieu of alternative media hosts
  64. such as discord, imgur, or catbox, but it does serve as an interesting reference
  65. of what gikos consider sharing and archiving. I would consider it to be a
  66. success.&lt;/p&gt;
  67. &lt;h2&gt;Events&lt;/h2&gt;
  68. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://events.gikopoi.com"&gt;https://events.gikopoi.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  69. &lt;p&gt;The only service I've written outside of the game that matches up with non-game
  70. services on the original host. For those who didn't know, the original gikopoi
  71. game allowed people to create events from within the game, and had a seperate
  72. page to let the world see upcoming events, whether they be live music streams,
  73. game nights, or other kinds of scheduling that a community should gather around.&lt;/p&gt;
  74. &lt;p&gt;This is the only service I would consider to be a failure. It may be due to the
  75. fact that the international audience all lives on different timezones or that
  76. atom feeds / ical are relatively obscure formats -- or that giko regulars who
  77. are logged in all the time will already be there for scheduled events on their
  78. clocks and won't be able to be there for scheduled events off their clocks.&lt;/p&gt;
  79. &lt;p&gt;Sitting 4 months into 2025 there are 8 events created. One is a test, one is
  80. spam, two were events that never happened, two were regular events that didn't
  81. see any gain in users from the event page being created.&lt;/p&gt;
  82. &lt;p&gt;If anyone ever wants to share an event with anyone else and use gikopoi as a
  83. medium, and they're aware of this service, I think they could benefit a lot.
  84. Scheduled events could have a lot of merit. I could see the calendar picking up
  85. steam if giko regulars wanted to share events with people who don't regularly
  86. use the service or maybe if there were 20 or 30 regulars as opposed to 10, but
  87. at this point, it's dead in the water.&lt;/p&gt;
  88. &lt;p&gt;In a big picture view: I think one thing that could really benefit people is if
  89. they realized that gikopoi is full of empty rooms with stream slots that they
  90. can share with anyone to trivially chat with as they enjoy the stream. If use
  91. of ical format (built into Android, iPhone, and most mail apps) were more
  92. common, I think people would see the virtue in this service. But as of yet, the
  93. most &amp;quot;true to form&amp;quot; custom service is the least used. Maybe things will change
  94. in the future.&lt;/p&gt;
  95. &lt;h2&gt;Matrix&lt;/h2&gt;
  96. &lt;p&gt;The Matrix service is very underutilized but regulars who want a matrix server
  97. seem happy with having the one provided. I don't have a lot of confidence in
  98. Matrix as Discord/IRC/XMPP replacement but there is a Matrix server that exists
  99. and is available.&lt;/p&gt;
  100. &lt;h2&gt;XMPP&lt;/h2&gt;
  101. &lt;p&gt;Unfortunately I could not find a reasonable way to host XMPP without requiring
  102. manual account creation, which is at odds with a public chat service such as
  103. Gikopoi. However there are a small number of Gikos who wanted XMPP accounts who
  104. I could coordinate with off-site who could receive them, and they all seem to
  105. appreciate this service. I frequently talk with my @gikopoi.com XMPP friends,
  106. especially with E2EE encryption via the OMEMO standard, and I hope they can
  107. talk with each other as well, and know they can do so with strong client-side
  108. encryption.&lt;/p&gt;
  109. &lt;hr /&gt;
  110. &lt;p&gt;I don't know who the intended audience for this post is. Future Gikopoi admins?
  111. Bored linux geeks? But here's some reflections and observations that have come
  112. to me from my time investments, and if any of it is helpful, I'm appreciative.&lt;/p&gt;
  113.  
  114. </content>
  115. </entry>
  116. <entry>
  117. <title>Spring 2025 anime</title>
  118. <link rel="alternate" href="https://4x13.net/blog/spring2025anime.html" />
  119. <id>https://4x13.net/blog/spring2025anime.html</id>
  120. <updated>2025-04-20T10:10:00Z</updated>
  121. <content type="html">
  122. &lt;p&gt;Three weeks into the season! As always, I grab at least 5 currently airing
  123. shows and see them through. Most are usually crap but at least one or two end
  124. up being decent.&lt;/p&gt;
  125. &lt;p&gt;Here's a list of anime I'm watching this spring. I'll share a brief progress
  126. report. Usually my conclusions at the end of the season end up with my thoughts
  127. at this point, but who knows.&lt;/p&gt;
  128. &lt;ul&gt;
  129. &lt;li&gt;Lazarus&lt;/li&gt;
  130. &lt;li&gt;Gorilla no Kami&lt;/li&gt;
  131. &lt;li&gt;Shoushimin Series s2&lt;/li&gt;
  132. &lt;li&gt;Sentai Daishikkaku s2&lt;/li&gt;
  133. &lt;li&gt;Kapekisugite Kawaige&lt;/li&gt;
  134. &lt;li&gt;Your Forma&lt;/li&gt;
  135. &lt;li&gt;Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato&lt;/li&gt;
  136. &lt;/ul&gt;
  137. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lazarus&lt;/strong&gt; : this is a netflix anime. My copy is English dubbed. The premise
  138. is kind of interesting: a miracle cure against all diseases, now commonplace
  139. throughout the world, has been hacked to kill everyone who's taken it because
  140. the designer is depressed to see the state of humanity. Not very good, maybe
  141. 5/10.&lt;/p&gt;
  142. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gorilla no Kami&lt;/strong&gt; : this is what I would call a &amp;quot;girl anime&amp;quot;. Loser girl
  143. suddenly becomes interesting to lots of handsome, charming, popular boys. The
  144. basic premise of this show is okay: everyone gets blessed with an animal
  145. spirit's power part way into high school, and this girl got blessed with the
  146. super fast, strong, and rare gorilla spirit. It's not great but it's kind of
  147. funny so maybe a 6/10.&lt;/p&gt;
  148. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Soushimin Series, s2&lt;/strong&gt; : the autistic high school detectives are back. Most
  149. of season 1 was dumb but detective animes are far and few between. The girl
  150. detective remains pretty adorable and the art for the show is great. Season 2
  151. has a stronger direction and it's interesting seeing how things go on after the
  152. boy and girl detectives break up. 7/10&lt;/p&gt;
  153. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sentai Daishikkaku, s2&lt;/strong&gt; : Go go loser ranger is doing well in its second
  154. season so far, a reverse power rangers story, 7/10&lt;/p&gt;
  155. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kanpekisugite Kawaige&lt;/strong&gt; : Another &amp;quot;girl anime.&amp;quot; Fantasy kingdoms keep a saint
  156. on hand who handles all the background stuff that's necessary for keeping the
  157. kingdom running smooth. Our protagonist is a super genius and the most talented
  158. witch.... ever... just about, but her kingdom looks down on her because she's
  159. autistic and &amp;quot;too perfect.&amp;quot; So she gets sold off to a neighboring kingdom where
  160. everyone licks her boots clean and the handsome charming prince is dazzled by
  161. her and blah blah blah. The art is pretty decent and this anime has some
  162. potential so I'm prematurely calling it 7/10.&lt;/p&gt;
  163. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your Forma&lt;/strong&gt; : another detective show, set in the future with androids and
  164. magic clothing. I tentatively call it another girl anime. The art is pretty
  165. good but it's terribly forgettable. This is going to wind up as a 5/10&lt;/p&gt;
  166. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato&lt;/strong&gt; : another detective show and girl anime. Protag
  167. is secretly a crazy rich Asian but hides it from the other police to try and fit
  168. in. She's pretty incompetent but her new handsome butler also ends up to be a
  169. genius when it comes to solving crimes so he feeds her the answers so she can
  170. show off what a great cop she is to her equally dumb but prideful and rich
  171. man cop coworker. It's kind of funny at least so maybe a 6/10, still pretty
  172. forgettable&lt;/p&gt;
  173. &lt;p&gt;If you want dumb fun, I think &lt;em&gt;Gorilla no Kami&lt;/em&gt; is where it's at. Go back and
  174. check out Shoushimin Series and Sentai Daishikkaku and you'll know whether or
  175. not the seasons 2 are worth your time. If swords and sorcery fantasy politics
  176. girl anime is your thing, give Kapekisugite Kawaige a shot. Otherwise this is a
  177. slop season.&lt;/p&gt;
  178.  
  179. </content>
  180. </entry>
  181. <entry>
  182. <title>My second still</title>
  183. <link rel="alternate" href="https://4x13.net/blog/2ndstill.html" />
  184. <id>https://4x13.net/blog/2ndstill.html</id>
  185. <updated>2025-04-18T14:40:00Z</updated>
  186. <content type="html">
  187. &lt;p&gt;A hobby I've been getting into over the past year or so is chemistry, and part
  188. of that involves playing around with distilling machines for purifying water
  189. and essential oils and so on.&lt;/p&gt;
  190. &lt;p&gt;This is a bit of a longer article so I'm also using it for a chance to test a
  191. &amp;quot;read more&amp;quot; function when scrolling the indexes on my new blog soft...&lt;/p&gt;
  192. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://i.imgur.com/nyRcIoB.jpeg" alt="My first still" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  193. &lt;p&gt;My first still was a New Years present to myself -- waifu ended up with an
  194. entry-level Chromebook at a similar price point (~$100). I made several tweaks
  195. to it, namely:&lt;/p&gt;
  196. &lt;ul&gt;
  197. &lt;li&gt;I added a long arm between the boiler and condenser,&lt;/li&gt;
  198. &lt;li&gt;I added an L-shaped joint under the condenser,&lt;/li&gt;
  199. &lt;li&gt;I replaced all silicon components with PTFE-wrapped cardboard&lt;/li&gt;
  200. &lt;/ul&gt;
  201. &lt;p&gt;To provide coolant to the system, water circulates from a bucket using an
  202. aquarium pump.&lt;/p&gt;
  203. &lt;p&gt;My main complaint with it is that the condenser is way too small -- and I don't
  204. feel especially motivated to change things there because (a) &amp;quot;worm in a tub&amp;quot;
  205. condensers are fairly inefficient, (b) the piping used by the system requires
  206. frequent thread tape checking and replacement, (c) adapting the current system
  207. to work with a liebig or shotgun condenser would be way too much work.&lt;/p&gt;
  208. &lt;p&gt;With the current condenser, coolant cannot be fed into the system at too high a
  209. rate or the bucket overflows, because the worm blocks the outlet port. So what
  210. ends up happening near the end of a &amp;quot;water cleaning&amp;quot; run is that I need to start
  211. replacing the bucket's water more and more often. Which is honestly not the end
  212. of the world, but it is a little annoying.&lt;/p&gt;
  213. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://i.imgur.com/YPAIX0x.jpeg" alt="My second still" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  214. &lt;p&gt;My second still was largely purchased for its boiler -- more on that later --
  215. but for now, let's look at what else makes it different:&lt;/p&gt;
  216. &lt;ol&gt;
  217. &lt;li&gt;Vertical, rather than horizontal&lt;/li&gt;
  218. &lt;li&gt;Different latching system for the lid&lt;/li&gt;
  219. &lt;li&gt;Handles can move up and down&lt;/li&gt;
  220. &lt;li&gt;Triclamp attaches a tower condenser to the boiler&lt;/li&gt;
  221. &lt;li&gt;Silicon tubing connects the two sides of the condenser&lt;/li&gt;
  222. &lt;li&gt;Condenser has water-in and water-out tubing&lt;/li&gt;
  223. &lt;li&gt;Silicon tubing leads out of the condenser&lt;/li&gt;
  224. &lt;/ol&gt;
  225. &lt;p&gt;Let's attack those points one by one.&lt;/p&gt;
  226. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One&lt;/strong&gt; --
  227. I don't intend to use this condenser in the future, and I have plenty of space
  228. in my home, so vertical or horizontal is not an important factor. If anything,
  229. the tower being vertical is inconvenient: during a test boil today, the boiler
  230. shook violently and the tower shook along side it. My other still is essentially
  231. anchored to the ground so violent shaking never occurs.&lt;/p&gt;
  232. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Two&lt;/strong&gt; --
  233. I think the different latching system could be a plus. And if there's ever an
  234. issue with the clamp, I could always solder on another kind. The only drawback
  235. is that there is silicon I can't remove (yet?) from inside the lid, which serves
  236. as the gasket.&lt;/p&gt;
  237. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Three&lt;/strong&gt; --
  238. The handles being able to move would not be something I care about at all, if it
  239. weren't for the boiler being prone to shaking when warming up. When the boiler
  240. begins rocking back and forth, the handles clang against the sides of the boiler.
  241. I may have to wrap these in fabric... This could be a nice feature if you fell
  242. asleep waiting for the boiler to heat up, but I see it as a bug.&lt;/p&gt;
  243. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Four&lt;/strong&gt; --
  244. These boiler uses a triclamp to attach the condenser to it: finally, we get to
  245. the meat of things. Triclamps are the golden standard in the world of
  246. distillation because many columns and accessories (sight glasses, plates,
  247. various kinds of condensers) are designed to work with them. Throw a piece of
  248. PTFE in between two pipes, screw the clamp tight, and now you have a strong
  249. connection. Unscrew the clamp and parts can be easily cleaned and stored. No
  250. more mucking about with thread tape.&lt;/p&gt;
  251. &lt;p&gt;This is the single thing this new still does well. I basically wanted a boiler
  252. with a triclamp connection and looked at the condenser as being a bonus.&lt;/p&gt;
  253. &lt;p&gt;But one thing I still have to complain about here: I contacted every distributor
  254. for this still that I could find online asking what size of triclamp it uses.
  255. Every one ignored me, except one who answered &amp;quot;maybe 2 inch?&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
  256. &lt;p&gt;It turns out that maybe 2 inches is also maybe 1.5 inches. Sigh. So I placed an
  257. order for a 2 inch - 1.5 inch triclamp reducer and now I gotta spend a few weeks
  258. waiting on that. So if you're intending to buy this still: now you know!&lt;/p&gt;
  259. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Five&lt;/strong&gt; --
  260. Silicon tubing connecting the two sides of the condenser is probably the
  261. strongest argument against buying this still. Yes, if you are only boiling water
  262. in this still and nothing else, silicon is probably not a big deal. But if a
  263. more universal still is desired... you're probably going to need to solder on
  264. some stainless or copper fittings yourself here. Which is inconvenient.&lt;/p&gt;
  265. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Six&lt;/strong&gt; --
  266. The condenser having tubing for in and out is the one thing that could make this
  267. new pot still condenser better than my old one. I could pipe water in and out at
  268. max speed without worrying about flooding. When I was done with my water-vinegar
  269. cleaning run today, I blew hard into the out-tube to drain most of the water
  270. out, then set it outside to drain. Don't be fooled by the shape of this
  271. condenser: it's certainly a pot still, but this is an upgrade past a regular
  272. worm in a tub.&lt;/p&gt;
  273. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Seven&lt;/strong&gt; --
  274. The final point relates back to silicon tubing again. I positioned the end of the
  275. tube above the center of a glass jar during my test / cleaning run today. It did
  276. not move as much as I thought it may have, but if I were intending to use this
  277. more seriously, it would also need to go.&lt;/p&gt;
  278. &lt;p&gt;Honorable mention is the thermometer glued on in between the two sides of the
  279. condenser. I don't know what purpose it serves. If you want to know if there's
  280. vapor in the condenser, put your hand near or on the big empty tube on the left
  281. that pretends to be a reflux column. At least its battery can be replaced?&lt;/p&gt;
  282.  
  283. </content>
  284. </entry>
  285. <entry>
  286. <title>Atom feeds added</title>
  287. <link rel="alternate" href="https://4x13.net/blog/atom_added.html" />
  288. <id>https://4x13.net/blog/atom_added.html</id>
  289. <updated>2025-04-18T13:45:00Z</updated>
  290. <content type="html">
  291. &lt;p&gt;Per the complaints of several long time &lt;a href="//gikopoi.com"&gt;Gikopoi&lt;/a&gt; regulars, I've
  292. moved ahead and implemented Atom feeds for this here blog.&lt;/p&gt;
  293. &lt;a href="http://www.feedvalidator.org/check.cgi?url=https%3A//4x13.net/blog/index.atom"&gt;
  294. &lt;img src="https://i.imgur.com/fa2G2aM.png" alt="[Valid Atom 1.0]" title="Validate my Atom 1.0 feed" /&gt;
  295. &lt;/a&gt;
  296. &lt;p&gt;Stay tuned more conveniently with a feed reader.&lt;/p&gt;
  297. &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://4x13.net/blog/index.atom"&gt;https://4x13.net/blog/index.atom&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  298.  
  299. </content>
  300. </entry>
  301. <entry>
  302. <title>Giko blog review</title>
  303. <link rel="alternate" href="https://4x13.net/blog/giko_blogs.html" />
  304. <id>https://4x13.net/blog/giko_blogs.html</id>
  305. <updated>2025-04-17T16:10:00Z</updated>
  306. <content type="html">
  307. &lt;p&gt;This is just a brief review of known Gikopoi blogs that exist on the internet.
  308. If this post hurts your feelings, then I hope it motivates you to improve.&lt;/p&gt;
  309. &lt;h2&gt;Akai.gikopoi.com&lt;/h2&gt;
  310. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://i.imgur.com/YjlF5y7.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  311. &lt;p&gt;This is a really great blog. There is a strong focus on text and the headers &amp;amp;
  312. footers don't take up a disgusting amount of space. Frequent updates, open
  313. source, cute icons, and there's even an Atom feed. Tying the blog into the
  314. author's game and including trackers for life milestones make it even better.&lt;/p&gt;
  315. &lt;p&gt;The design will be polarizing -- my wife, who is not a &amp;quot;techy&amp;quot; finds the design
  316. frightening and unpleasant. I think it's a breath of fresh air.&lt;/p&gt;
  317. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verdict:&lt;/strong&gt; 9.2/10 -- just docking points so you have motivation to work
  318. harder -- I believe in your potential!&lt;/p&gt;
  319. &lt;h2&gt;Shaddox.neocities.org&lt;/h2&gt;
  320. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://i.imgur.com/7LRW8PS.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  321. &lt;p&gt;If akai.gikopoi is extremely web 1.0, Shaddox.neocities is extremely web 2.0:
  322. there are lots of gradients, animations, advanced CSS, and JS enhancements in
  323. play here. Both sites are iconiful but Shaddox's modern presentation gives off
  324. a more professional smell.&lt;/p&gt;
  325. &lt;p&gt;In contrast to akai's blog which covers a bit of everything, Shaddox's blog
  326. focuses more strictly on &amp;quot;otaku culture&amp;quot;. The use of images in articles such as
  327. in his tutorial on &lt;a href="https://shaddox.neocities.org/tech/2025/01/06/general-streaming-guide.html"&gt;&amp;quot;general streaming&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt;
  328. are delivered to strong effect. Waifus and radio improve the reading experience.&lt;/p&gt;
  329. &lt;p&gt;Despite the slow release schedule, every article so far is quite high quality,
  330. and it's easy to get alerted to new posts thanks to the built in RSS feed.&lt;/p&gt;
  331. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verdict:&lt;/strong&gt; ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ -- open sourcing the code would be
  332. an easy fix towards improving this blog's rating. A favicon could also add some
  333. more personality to this already quite delightful blog.&lt;/p&gt;
  334. &lt;h2&gt;Temple-moss.neocities.org&lt;/h2&gt;
  335. &lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="https://i.imgur.com/3PEFZNg.png" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
  336. &lt;p&gt;A different kind of web 1.0 blog than the akai project. Text and background
  337. colors clash, the date format is European for some reason, and the only image
  338. is way too big. Updates are few and far between and there is no way to subscribe
  339. to new posts. This guy could spend a bit more time on his blog.&lt;/p&gt;
  340. &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Verdict:&lt;/strong&gt; 👎 -- you have a lot of soul, invest more of it into your
  341. work!&lt;/p&gt;
  342.  
  343. </content>
  344. </entry>
  345. <entry>
  346. <title>Progress on the blog</title>
  347. <link rel="alternate" href="https://4x13.net/blog/progress.html" />
  348. <id>https://4x13.net/blog/progress.html</id>
  349. <updated>2025-04-17T11:15:00Z</updated>
  350. <content type="html">
  351. &lt;p&gt;I've been doing some work on this blog script, now it can do the following:&lt;/p&gt;
  352. &lt;ul&gt;
  353. &lt;li&gt;parse markdown in article entries&lt;/li&gt;
  354. &lt;li&gt;generate indexes for year, month, and tag&lt;/li&gt;
  355. &lt;/ul&gt;
  356. &lt;p&gt;The code is still rather janky and I need to add pagination for indices, but
  357. I'll cross that road when I come to it. If anything, I intend to work more on
  358. style and get started on the atom feed, and maybe start working on some actual
  359. articles.&lt;/p&gt;
  360. &lt;p&gt;This static site builder sits at 161 lines per sloccount.&lt;/p&gt;
  361. &lt;p&gt;Speaking of code, I need to put this up on github...&lt;/p&gt;
  362.  
  363. </content>
  364. </entry>
  365. <entry>
  366. <title>Hello World</title>
  367. <link rel="alternate" href="https://4x13.net/blog/hello.html" />
  368. <id>https://4x13.net/blog/hello.html</id>
  369. <updated>2025-04-13T16:20:00Z</updated>
  370. <content type="html">
  371. &lt;p&gt;Hello world!&lt;/p&gt;
  372. &lt;p&gt;I've decided to restart the 4x13.net blog after a break of approximately ten
  373. years, inspired largely by the blog of my friend &lt;a href="//akai.gikopoi.com"&gt;Akaines&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
  374. &lt;p&gt;A number of things I hope to write about:&lt;/p&gt;
  375. &lt;ul&gt;
  376. &lt;li&gt;music reviews, contemporary and vintage&lt;/li&gt;
  377. &lt;li&gt;various projects and hobbies that interest me&lt;/li&gt;
  378. &lt;li&gt;discussion about books&lt;/li&gt;
  379. &lt;li&gt;looks into Indonesian life as a migrant&lt;/li&gt;
  380. &lt;li&gt;reflections and accomplishments&lt;/li&gt;
  381. &lt;/ul&gt;
  382. &lt;p&gt;Hang tight until the blog is finished developing. Things will be a little bumpy.
  383. There will be an atom feed, so feel free to subscribe once it goes online.
  384. Source code and all content will be released into the public domain.&lt;/p&gt;
  385.  
  386. </content>
  387. </entry>
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