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  1. May the Forth be with you!
    Today is a great day to honor Charles Moore and his life's work.
    Lets make some words about it and stack them.
    #MayTheFourthBeWithYou #4th #Forth

  2. Its been 20 years since I lost my #trabant to an accident but i still miss its #twostroke glory. It was so much fun to drive and tinker with.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxp1SLOsdAQ

  3. I might be looking for one or more coding buddies for a modest after work #python #game project.
    Especially someone who can support keeping me organized and motivated. Both are hard with ADHD.
    No need to be a professional it is meant for fun and learning. Ideally, we can learn from each other while having fun
    #codingtogether.
    Moderate Python skills needed. German or English speaker. No Vibe coding.

    Here is my pitch:
    I miss the old browser games of 10-20 years ago without all sorts of fancy frontend nonsense.
    Animations, graphics, overbearing JS, Flash or similar. I'd like to do a very toned-down CLI style UX.
    Maybe some
    #asciiart.

    And I'd like to use and improve my
    #async programming skills as well as try out/showcase the #textual library.
    I have also wanted to build something on top of the Space Traders API for a while.
    I have been a developer on the
    #OGame Team for a while and have worked on porting old browser games to newer PHP versions before.
    I have been an OGame player for about a decade.
    I have 20 years of experience in web development in PHP.

    Here is my proposed Stack:
    * Python 3.10 or above
    *
    Textual Frontend
    *
    AioHTTP via OpenApi Generator
    * SQLite / SqlAlchemy for local storage
    *
    Space Traders API
    * Bonus points for hosting the app on a server with textual-serve or textual-web.

  4. @dragonminded
    Your Schematics are pretty easy to read. I like them a lot. One can clearly see that a lot of work and dedication went into the project. Thanks for sharing. I am thinking of using a somewhat different architecture but the building blocks are the same. I think I might copy a bit off your work ^^

  5. This is how I design a modular modular case the old school way ...

    These boxes are cheap sturdy and standardized. You can get a coaster roller for them. Standing on The small side they make nice cabinets to be displayed on a con table.
    60x40x22 cm
    Put in a little wooden framing and a transparent lid. Should be around 35 bucks a case. Simple to build.
    Using discrete logic modules 10x10 cm, point to point wiring, cheap VGA cables for box connect

    What do you think?

    @dragonminded