philpax

creative engineer · Rust, gamedev/modding, reverse engineering, writing, AI, XR, etc a better world is possible · 🇦🇺🇸🇪🏳️‍🌈

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Longform Stories

two months, a holiday, and a lot of Claude: a terrifying predicament

May 10·51 min read·10142 words

in which I reveal one of my classic brainworms

Nov 4·16 min read·3130 words

Sometimes, you don't need to be grinding all the time.

Oct 21·1 min read·76 words

Because when you build a server, you should put it to good use.

Oct 6·6 min read·1165 words

Who has time to write an update when there's a music player to develop?

Sep 24·20 min read·3851 words

As usual, recapping the happenings, even if the pace has slowed down

Sep 3·13 min read·2539 words

Feeling the effects of the grind and procrastination.

Aug 19·4 min read·718 words

A busy work week means a quiet personal week.

Aug 12·5 min read·971 words

I had other things to do this week, unfortunately

Aug 6·4 min read·655 words

Taking a Discord break does make you more productive, but it wears off quickly

Jul 29·11 min read·2189 words

Blog posts have a high bar associated with them. Updates should not. Unfortunately, even that is too much sometimes...

Jul 23·14 min read·2723 words

A new beginning.

Feb 2·17 min read·3385 words

Scraping `realestate.com.au` and other services to find a house for my family.

Jan 13·14 min read·2736 words

Reviewing the second Oculus Rift developer kit and predicting the future for VR.

Oct 12·16 min read·3145 words

String Interpolation Is All You Need.

Oct 1·5 min read·860 words