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The Finnish Way - A Book Review
6 minute read Published 2021-10-31
The author of The Finnish Way is an immigrant to Finland who fell in love with the country's culture and what the locals call "Sisu." She compiles a set of related life-lessons she's gained. It's an easy read and I enjoyed it. I've incorporated some of the lessons of this book into my own life, including fun ones like cold-dipping.
Continue ReadingCreate.World Map Generator
1 minute read Published 2019-01-20
This tool randomly generates an overworld map for a fictional JRPG game. It's graphics are 8-bit/16-bit era. A new map generated every time the page is refreshed. You can choose from two different map sizes. They include grass, ocean, mountains, towns, castles, forest, desert, rivers, and even bridges!
Continue ReadingInstalling a Gotek USB Floppy Emulator on a Yamaha QX-1 (using HxC firmware)
13 minute read Published 2016-07-10
Special thanks to Jim Atwood and Noz Celica and user "bjt" on vogons.org for their detailed online instructions. And thanks to Jean-François DEL NERO (Jeff) for amazing custom firmware at a cheap price.
Continue ReadingChord Progression Experiment
4 minute read Published 2016-01-27
Using data on standard pop chord progressions, choose a chord, Major or Minor scale, and step-number range, and get back a chord progression that should (in theory) sound decent.
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