whelk

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I always wondered what happens on a highway runaway lane in c/comicstrips@lemmy.world
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This needs to be a whole thing now. I love this

The Wanderer in c/artshare@lemmy.world
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

I'd love to have a chat with them

how it started in c/historymemes@lemmy.world
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago

I had a bunch about weather and gemstones and stuff, great bathroom reading in particular. Those and the Charlie Brown 'Cyclopedias

Dragon Mountain, pixel art in c/artshare@lemmy.world
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Appreciate your talent and sharing it with the world, this'll make a great phone background

Dragon Mountain, pixel art in c/artshare@lemmy.world
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

This is great, the tree silhouettes in the foreground are a nice touch. Mind if I save a copy?

ASCII Skyline - a terminal-based recreation of an old screensaver I loved as a kid in c/programming@programming.dev
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Yep, I'm in it for the fun.

ASCII Skyline - a terminal-based recreation of an old screensaver I loved as a kid in c/programming@programming.dev
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Thanks, those are pretty awesome. Glad I'm not the only one overly nostalgic for these old screensavers. Looks like I misremembered the name though, I'll have to update my documentation.

ASCII Skyline - a terminal-based recreation of an old screensaver I loved as a kid in c/programming@programming.dev
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Glad you like it. I'm trying to figure out if I can get it to function as a screensaver using xautolock. I just need to figure out how to get it to fullscreen the new terminal window opened by my bash script before running asciiskyline.

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ASCII Skyline - a terminal-based recreation of an old screensaver I loved as a kid (lemm.ee)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by whelk@lemm.ee to c/programming@programming.dev
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I couldn't sleep last night and ended up working on a terminal-based recreation of the old Starry Skyline screensaver we had on our computers when I was a kid (part of the After Dark suite of screensavers). It's been a lot of fun to work on and I'm enjoying thinking of what else I can add to it beyond the simple office windows and stars. I just got finished adding fireworks and I'm real pleased with how they turned out.

https://github.com/Whelk/asciiskyline

This is my first time working with curses so it's serving as a useful learning experience. Hoping to throw together some TUI utilities once I'm comfortable enough with it.

Sailing into the Unknown in c/artshare@lemmy.world
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Your 2020 self did an amazing job, love this

I made another jelly in c/artshare@lemmy.world
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You made something beautiful

Locals Oppose ‘Insane’ Plan to Sell 500,000 Acres of Public Lands for Housing in Nevada and Utah in c/usa@midwest.social
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

I have my monkey wrench ready

Dwarf Fortress ASCII graphics only rule in c/onehundredninetysix@lemmy.blahaj.zone
[–] whelk@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Mine is self written, but there are engines out there you can get and customize. I hear good things about Evennia

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