Kroc Camen
@kroc.bsky.social
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Kroc Camen
@kroc.bsky.social
· Apr 9
I started writing a #book three months ago, I've just released a free #ebook version, enjoy, I'm exhausted from putting this together! camendesign.com/nomad
#worldglass #writing #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
#worldglass #writing #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
@adriansdigitalbasement.com Is there a reason you had to hide "LLM assistance was used in the creation of the gw diag code" thousands of words down the bottom of the readme and didn't mention it in the video / description?
August 12, 2026 at 12:10 AM
@adriansdigitalbasement.com Is there a reason you had to hide "LLM assistance was used in the creation of the gw diag code" thousands of words down the bottom of the readme and didn't mention it in the video / description?
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It really sucks when someone you were following for their work in the retro scene turns out to be big on AI and using it in all their projects. That instantly kills any and all interest in anything they ever make.
July 28, 2026 at 7:31 AM
It really sucks when someone you were following for their work in the retro scene turns out to be big on AI and using it in all their projects. That instantly kills any and all interest in anything they ever make.
It's 2026 -- DOES YOUR HARDWARE ACCELERATED WINDOW MANAGER CAST SHADOWS ACCURATELY?? 1996 for comparison. #psion #wayland #linux #retrocomputing
July 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
It's 2026 -- DOES YOUR HARDWARE ACCELERATED WINDOW MANAGER CAST SHADOWS ACCURATELY?? 1996 for comparison. #psion #wayland #linux #retrocomputing
I discovered an innovative #HTML / #CSS technique, but Bluesky doesn't give me enough characters to explain it, so here you go: HTML self-popovers without JS using a CSS mipmap -- oldbytes.space/@Kroc/116897...
#webdev
#webdev
July 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I discovered an innovative #HTML / #CSS technique, but Bluesky doesn't give me enough characters to explain it, so here you go: HTML self-popovers without JS using a CSS mipmap -- oldbytes.space/@Kroc/116897...
#webdev
#webdev
They told me I could become anything I wanted
So I became #Encarta
#worldglass #retrocomputing #webdev #html #css #noai
So I became #Encarta
#worldglass #retrocomputing #webdev #html #css #noai
July 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
They told me I could become anything I wanted
So I became #Encarta
#worldglass #retrocomputing #webdev #html #css #noai
So I became #Encarta
#worldglass #retrocomputing #webdev #html #css #noai
Where do you want to go today?
camendesign.com/nomad
#worldglass #microsoft #encarta #webdev #html #css
camendesign.com/nomad
#worldglass #microsoft #encarta #webdev #html #css
July 2, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Where do you want to go today?
camendesign.com/nomad
#worldglass #microsoft #encarta #webdev #html #css
camendesign.com/nomad
#worldglass #microsoft #encarta #webdev #html #css
I cooked! The third manuscript update is out for my #book: www.patreon.com/KrocCamen/po...
Nomad: Wanderer in the #Worldglass, is a story set in a planet-sized sand-glass; download a free PDF/ebook @ camendesign.com/nomad
#writing #reading #fantasy #fiction
Nomad: Wanderer in the #Worldglass, is a story set in a planet-sized sand-glass; download a free PDF/ebook @ camendesign.com/nomad
#writing #reading #fantasy #fiction
June 2026 Manuscript | Kroc Camen
TL;DR: Scroll to the end of the Patreon post for the new manuscript and notes on where to begin reading. If you're reading this in an e-mail
patreon.com
June 28, 2026 at 7:41 PM
I cooked! The third manuscript update is out for my #book: www.patreon.com/KrocCamen/po...
Nomad: Wanderer in the #Worldglass, is a story set in a planet-sized sand-glass; download a free PDF/ebook @ camendesign.com/nomad
#writing #reading #fantasy #fiction
Nomad: Wanderer in the #Worldglass, is a story set in a planet-sized sand-glass; download a free PDF/ebook @ camendesign.com/nomad
#writing #reading #fantasy #fiction
My own code, running on a #psion 5mx, a plain-text editor for the little #writerdeck that could. #retrocomputing
June 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
My own code, running on a #psion 5mx, a plain-text editor for the little #writerdeck that could. #retrocomputing
Is anybody reading the book?? Any thoughts, questions? Did you put it down -- if it so, where and what put you off?
Nomad: Wanderer in the #Worldglass, is a story set in a planet-sized sand-glass: camendesign.com/nomad
#writing #book #fantasy #fiction
Nomad: Wanderer in the #Worldglass, is a story set in a planet-sized sand-glass: camendesign.com/nomad
#writing #book #fantasy #fiction
June 17, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Is anybody reading the book?? Any thoughts, questions? Did you put it down -- if it so, where and what put you off?
Nomad: Wanderer in the #Worldglass, is a story set in a planet-sized sand-glass: camendesign.com/nomad
#writing #book #fantasy #fiction
Nomad: Wanderer in the #Worldglass, is a story set in a planet-sized sand-glass: camendesign.com/nomad
#writing #book #fantasy #fiction
The second manuscript update has been released:
www.patreon.com/posts/may-20...
Another 43 pages; 150 pages over the free preview.
Plus another 10'000 word developer diary
Get the free PDF/ePub!
camendesign.com/nomad
#worldglass #writing #books #fiction #fantasy
www.patreon.com/posts/may-20...
Another 43 pages; 150 pages over the free preview.
Plus another 10'000 word developer diary
Get the free PDF/ePub!
camendesign.com/nomad
#worldglass #writing #books #fiction #fantasy
May 31, 2026 at 10:51 AM
The second manuscript update has been released:
www.patreon.com/posts/may-20...
Another 43 pages; 150 pages over the free preview.
Plus another 10'000 word developer diary
Get the free PDF/ePub!
camendesign.com/nomad
#worldglass #writing #books #fiction #fantasy
www.patreon.com/posts/may-20...
Another 43 pages; 150 pages over the free preview.
Plus another 10'000 word developer diary
Get the free PDF/ePub!
camendesign.com/nomad
#worldglass #writing #books #fiction #fantasy
I passed 50'000 words on my book!
(Does this mean I should call it a novel now??)
#worldglass #books #writing #writingcommunity #fiction #fantasy
(Does this mean I should call it a novel now??)
#worldglass #books #writing #writingcommunity #fiction #fantasy
May 16, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I passed 50'000 words on my book!
(Does this mean I should call it a novel now??)
#worldglass #books #writing #writingcommunity #fiction #fantasy
(Does this mean I should call it a novel now??)
#worldglass #books #writing #writingcommunity #fiction #fantasy
The first Patreon manuscript release is out with 160 pages! www.patreon.com/posts/april-...
#worldglass #writing #fiction #fantasy
#worldglass #writing #fiction #fantasy
May 1, 2026 at 9:37 AM
The first Patreon manuscript release is out with 160 pages! www.patreon.com/posts/april-...
#worldglass #writing #fiction #fantasy
#worldglass #writing #fiction #fantasy
I started writing a #book three months ago, I've just released a free #ebook version, enjoy, I'm exhausted from putting this together! camendesign.com/nomad
#worldglass #writing #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
#worldglass #writing #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
April 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I started writing a #book three months ago, I've just released a free #ebook version, enjoy, I'm exhausted from putting this together! camendesign.com/nomad
#worldglass #writing #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
#worldglass #writing #writersofbluesky #writingcommunity
April 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
What if wiki, but simple? Markdown? Wikitext? NOPE -- what about a markup language where output == input? You can copy+paste the HTML-formatted text and it's the same as the plaintext, even the links which have a hidden part revealed on mouse-over. No JS
#webdev #html #css #wikipedia
#webdev #html #css #wikipedia
April 6, 2026 at 9:56 PM
What if wiki, but simple? Markdown? Wikitext? NOPE -- what about a markup language where output == input? You can copy+paste the HTML-formatted text and it's the same as the plaintext, even the links which have a hidden part revealed on mouse-over. No JS
#webdev #html #css #wikipedia
#webdev #html #css #wikipedia
Imagine an hourglass, except rather than measuring hours, it counts out aeons. Its circumference is 25'000 mi. The glass walls are 60 mi thick. The sand within forms a desert almost 8'000 mi wide edge to edge...
oldbytes.space/@Kroc/115895...
#aeonglass #writing #fiction
oldbytes.space/@Kroc/115895...
#aeonglass #writing #fiction
Kroc Camen (@[email protected])
Imagine an hourglass, except rather than measuring hours, it counts out aeons. Its circumference is 40'000 Km (~25'000 mi). The glass walls are 100 Km (~60 mi) thick. The sand within forms a desert al...
oldbytes.space
March 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Imagine an hourglass, except rather than measuring hours, it counts out aeons. Its circumference is 25'000 mi. The glass walls are 60 mi thick. The sand within forms a desert almost 8'000 mi wide edge to edge...
oldbytes.space/@Kroc/115895...
#aeonglass #writing #fiction
oldbytes.space/@Kroc/115895...
#aeonglass #writing #fiction
I can’t do #bluesky, it’s just another Twitter — what you think BlueSky is, is what #Mastodon actually is, for the Nazis will come to BlueSky soon enough and there will be much hand-wringing about free speech and the algorithm will dictate that the noise of hate will drown out all
May 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Make sure your RPG battle transitions, scene composition, and attack animations are at least as cool as this Taiwanese DOS RPG from 1995
May 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Make sure your RPG battle transitions, scene composition, and attack animations are at least as cool as this Taiwanese DOS RPG from 1995
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New Video: youtu.be/cOK1t19j2Vc
This is Trash to Treasure...with an entire building!
We're building the facilities to maintain and restore everything from a Game Boy to a Gauntlet arcade cabinet, in our quest to create the greatest retro destination we can!
Watch now! #retro #retrogaming #tech
This is Trash to Treasure...with an entire building!
We're building the facilities to maintain and restore everything from a Game Boy to a Gauntlet arcade cabinet, in our quest to create the greatest retro destination we can!
Watch now! #retro #retrogaming #tech
May 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New Video: youtu.be/cOK1t19j2Vc
This is Trash to Treasure...with an entire building!
We're building the facilities to maintain and restore everything from a Game Boy to a Gauntlet arcade cabinet, in our quest to create the greatest retro destination we can!
Watch now! #retro #retrogaming #tech
This is Trash to Treasure...with an entire building!
We're building the facilities to maintain and restore everything from a Game Boy to a Gauntlet arcade cabinet, in our quest to create the greatest retro destination we can!
Watch now! #retro #retrogaming #tech
Do not let this absolute masterpiece of a documentary languish at <10K views!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCuo...
#arcade #retrogaming #sinistar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCuo...
#arcade #retrogaming #sinistar
Resurrecting Sinistar: A Cyber-Archaeology Documentary
YouTube video by SynaMax
www.youtube.com
May 6, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Do not let this absolute masterpiece of a documentary languish at <10K views!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCuo...
#arcade #retrogaming #sinistar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCuo...
#arcade #retrogaming #sinistar
Why does Keir Starmer look like someone has shoved a hose labelled "fascism" up his arse and is slowly inflating him as he speaks?
May 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Why does Keir Starmer look like someone has shoved a hose labelled "fascism" up his arse and is slowly inflating him as he speaks?
This may be the last console you'll be able to afford -- good thing it can play ALL the games! #retrogaming #fpga #mister
Reminder that our #Multisystem2 MiSTerFPGA based gaming console is available to pre-order at 2:00PM today (6th May) along with a range of accessories and cartridge add-ons.
shop.heber.co.uk
shop.heber.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This may be the last console you'll be able to afford -- good thing it can play ALL the games! #retrogaming #fpga #mister
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Skype pulled most incomprehensible bag fumble of all time. A 15 year head start. Total ubiquity. Added to the Oxford English Dictionary by 2014. Only to fall nuts-first into irrelevance at the exact moment when all other communication was made illegal. Truly, the Pete Best of videoconferencing. RIP.
May 6, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Skype pulled most incomprehensible bag fumble of all time. A 15 year head start. Total ubiquity. Added to the Oxford English Dictionary by 2014. Only to fall nuts-first into irrelevance at the exact moment when all other communication was made illegal. Truly, the Pete Best of videoconferencing. RIP.