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<p>This episode we are talking about keeping the internet interesting and making cool things by looking at PagedOut and Itch.io. Also, Allen won&#8217;t ever mark you down, Outlaw won&#8217;t ever give you up, and Joe took a note to say something about Barbie here but he can&#8217;t remember what it was.</p>



<p>The full show notes are available on the website at <a href="https://www.codingblocks.net/episode226">https://www.codingblocks.net/episode226</a></p>



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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="reviews">Reviews</h2>



<ul>
<li>Thanks for the reviews!
<ul>
<li>ineverwritereviews1337, ivan.kuchin</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>Want to leave us a review? <a href="https://www.codingblocks.net/review">https://www.codingblocks.net/review</a> .</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="upcoming-events">News</h2>



<ul>
<li>Orlando Code Camp Conference is February 24th (<a href="https://orlandocodecamp.com">orlandocodecamp.com</a>)</li>



<li>Wireless mic kit mentioned by Outlaw regarding the Shure system (<a href="https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/wireless-systems/glx-d_plus?variant=GLX-D%2B">shure.com</a>)</li>



<li>New video from Allen: JZ&#8217;s tip from last episode &#8211; Obsidian Tips for Staying Organized (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbH1KBQw9h0">youtube</a>)</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Is Cat 8 Overkill?</h2>



<ul>
<li>No way!</li>



<li>Check out AliExpress to save some money (<a href="https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-cat-8-cable.html">aliexpress.com</a>)</li>



<li>Note for NAS building / Plex &#8211; 11 gen and newer Intels are your friend for transcoding (<a href="https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/developer/articles/guide/get-started-transcoding-dgpu-flex-ubuntu-2004.html">intel.com</a>)</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Merge commits</h2>



<ul>
<li>Thanks for the tip mikerg!</li>



<li>Some orgs are banning merge commits on larger repositories </li>



<li>Should you? (<a href="https://graphite.dev/blog/why-ban-merge-commits">graphite.dev</a>)</li>



<li>Git Rebase Visualized (<a href="https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/rewriting-history/git-rebase">atlassian.com</a>)</li>



<li>Merge Commit Visualized (<a href="https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/using-branches/git-merge">atlassian.com</a>)</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Paged Out &#8211; E-Zine</h2>



<ul>
<li>Paged Out is a free e-zine of interesting and important articles (<a href="https://pagedout.institute/">pagedout.institute</a>)</li>



<li>Thanks for the tip mikerg!</li>



<li>Some samples
<ul>
<li>AIleister Cryptley, a GPT-fueled sock puppeteer
<ul>
<li>A fake online persona that will generate content for you using ChatGPT</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>Beyond The Illusion &#8211; Breaking RSA Encryption
<ul>
<li>Encryption is basically just math &#8211; it&#8217;s not some magical black box</li>



<li>&#8220;Never roll your own crypto – it’s a recipe for problems!&#8221;</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>Keyboard hacking with QMK</li>



<li>Hardware Serial Cheat Sheet</li>



<li>BSOD colour change trick</li>



<li>Cold boot attack on Raspberry Pi</li>



<li>Can we get some love for the demoscene?</li>



<li>Best part…each issue comes with a wallpaper! </li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Fun Project Ideas</h2>



<ul>
<li>Want to get into gamedev or 3d modeling, or just like making cool stuff with your skills?</li>



<li>Why not use itch.io as inspiration?</li>



<li>See other cool games and tools that people make: https://itch.io/tools</li>



<li>A couple noteworthy tools
<ul>
<li>Kenney shape (<a href="https://kenney.itch.io/kenney-shape">itch.io</a>)
<ul>
<li>Turn 2d images into 3d by adding depth</li>



<li>Export to several different formats</li>



<li>$3.99</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>Asset Forge (<a href="https://kenney.itch.io/assetforge">itch.io</a>)
<ul>
<li>Assemble simple shapes into more complex ones</li>



<li>Stretch and rotate</li>



<li>$19.95 US ($39.95 deluxe)</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>Tiled Sprite Map Editor (<a href="https://thorbjorn.itch.io/tiled">itch.io</a>)
<ul>
<li>Rich feature set, nice integration with Game Dev Tools</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>Bfxr is a popular tool (which was an elaboration of another tool Sfxr) for generating sound effects (<a href="https://iznaut.itch.io/bfxr">itch.io</a>)
<ul>
<li>Somebody made a js version too, if you can believe that! (<a href="https://jsfxr.me/">jsfxr.me</a>)</li>



<li>Beeps, boops, blorps, flames</li>
</ul>
</li>



<li>Rexpaint (<a href="https://kyzrati.itch.io/rexpaint">itch.io</a>)
<ul>
<li>An ASCII Art Editor…you just have to see it</li>



<li>Layers, Copy/Paste, Undo/Redo, Palette swaps, Zoom</li>



<li>Who needs pixels!?</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Resources We Like</h2>



<ul>
<li>Kenney&#8217;s Game Dev Resources (<a href="https://kenney.nl/">kenney.nl</a>)</li>



<li>What is the demoscene? (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VENFVhQqGls">YouTube</a>)</li>
</ul>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Tip of the Week</h2>



<ul>
<li>If you subscribe to Audible, don&#8217;t forget that they have a lot of &#8220;free&#8221; content available, such as dramatic space operas and the &#8220;Great Courses&#8221;For example. &#8220;How to Listen to and Understand Great Music&#8221; is similar to a &#8220;Music Appreciation Course&#8221; you might take at uni. The author works through history, talking about the evolution of music and culture. It&#8217;s 36 hours, and that&#8217;s just ONE of the music courses available to you for &#8220;free&#8221; (once you subscribe) (<a href="https://www.audible.com/series/The-Great-Courses-Fine-Arts-Music-Audiobooks/B00DN7M09G">audible.com</a>)</li>



<li>Visualize Git is an excellent tool for seeing what really happens when you run git commands (<a href="https://github.com/git-school/visualizing-git" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">git-school.github.io</a>)</li>



<li>It&#8217;s easy to work with checkboxes in Markdown and Obsidian, it&#8217;s just <code>- [ ]</code> Don&#8217;t forget the dash or spaces!</li>



<li>Did you know there is a Visual Studio Code plugin for converting Markdown to Jira markup syntax? (<a href="https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=chintans98.markdown-jira">Code</a>)</li>



<li>Apple, Google, and the major password manager vendors have ways to set up emergency contacts. It&#8217;s very important that you have this setup for yourself, and your loved ones. When you need it, you really need it. (<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+set+up+emergency+access&sca_esv=6af9a2acf7f2fec2&sxsrf=ACQVn082iRMo2WJTweSgNrVwnab3bem1lw%3A1705856752820&ei=8E6tZaLLMamVwbkPieCQgAQ&ved=0ahUKEwiig6jO--6DAxWpSjABHQkwBEAQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=how+to+set+up+emergency+access&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHmhvdyB0byBzZXQgdXAgZW1lcmdlbmN5IGFjY2VzczIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjILEAAYgAQYigUYhgNIojRQggdYnDNwAXgAkAEAmAHsAaABuBuqAQcyMC4xMS4yuAEDyAEA-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_iAwQYASBBiAYBkAYE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp">google.com</a>)</li>
</ul>


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