3-8-25

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- what is it about springtime that makes me revisit this place?

* anyway, i decided that i want to make some helpers for working with POV-Ray
* started laying out plans for a visual texture editor; got the idea from a java applet from 1996 that is mostly broken due to the endless march of time.

11-23-24

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- oops i went almost a whole year without updating this
- ummmm

* do something with all the diorama pages
* organize and link all the point and click things (fathers day/plant/etc)
* make and post some webring badges
* make a "geocities oddities" museum/gallery

+made a section of random door portals
+ added scary paul mccartney dungeon
+ added geometric goofy cartoon door
+ added demo archive. this alone took a long time and a lot of work.
+ added dark tower door (placeholder)
+ played around with a video player page (3D assets, layout and embeds)

1-22-24

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* point and click framework started (went with SCUMM idea)
* spritesheet animation works (except i cant get the jerk to stop)
* p-n-c movement along the x-axis working fine. got indy mirrored when moving -x

+ z movement
+ talkie animation (new/separate spritesheet or use the same one?)
+ interactable items

1-7-24

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+ diorama page CSS

* some modeling work (building exteriors)

1-7-24

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+ volume control
* volume control CSS

1-6-24

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+ start music player
+ replace placeholder records/album covers

+ start testing the diorama navigation
* 'now playing' tickertape
* split out stylsheet

1-5-24

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+ cafe iframe port
+ new window open + closing framework

* remove pointless debug lines of cafe page
* dialogue window close on animation end
* continue replacing assets
* w.r.t asset replacement-- do something with the bg of the cafe page
* side note so i dont forget: i should probably overhaul my discography section.

1-4-24

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+ started working on cafe experiment
+ parallax test good
+ record flip test good
+ kings quest type popup test good
+ record player animation fix (doesnt infinitely speed up now)

* re-work window opening/closing
* fix eventListener issue
* replace assets

12-29-23

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i forgor (skull)

+ remember to update .plan
+ finished up museum overhaul (gallery mode + modals with img descriptions)
+ updated workshop

* clean up old files
* replace some of the digital art images with lower res ones to improve load times

9-19-23

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oh jeez.

+ added a hotel dusk notebook, because uhhh shrug
+ update devlog (indefinite hiatus)
+ start laying the foundation for the museum section
+ migrate everything from the pov-ray gallery and the devlog to the museum

* add bluesky info (i got a bluesky account because im cool)
* update discography (new album)

6-16-23

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i've been busy since i last updated this.

+ alpha version of my dad's father's day gift is more or less done
+ fix the puzzle (despite three people checking the puzzle, there was an error)

+ speaking of gallery, add the museum idea to the workshop
* fix animation bug at the pictureframe
* consider adding shots from the POV-Ray scene to the gallery
* maybe consider moving some of the more complete workshop experiments to the desktop

5-29-23

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+ finish 'ode to hypercard'
+ updated workshop with little preview

* start working on macventure-esque point and click framework
* fix iframe scaling on said little preview

4-24-23

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+ start modeling secret project
* start experimenting with dynamic three.js stuff
* move 'last meal' swivel3d file from Macintosh Plus

4-23-23

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+ road home liner notes
+ updated music blog
+ make lil' blob go away (if desired)
+ added links to workshop completed projects
* move 'last meal' swivel3d file from Macintosh Plus

4-18-23

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+ lil' blob quotes
+ add links to workshop completed projects

* Ghost in the Machine (1981) review
* full resolution images in the POV-Ray Gallery
* consider changing the pov-ray gallery to the 'raytracing gallery' (stratavision, swivel3D, bryce)

4-3-23

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+ update workshop with Apple ][ idea
+ change landing page to the "welcome to macintosh" window
+ update discography page (see above)
+ start modeling Apple ][ (or Compact Mac)

+ update music blog (new EP out)
* play catchup
* add "Vintage Macintosh" blog section

3-9-23

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+ added 'rectangle hell' three.js experiment to the workshop

3-8-23

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+ added workshop section
+ add scrollbar to oblique strategies
+ fix redirects
+ clippy-esque tipster on desktop
* consolidate things a bit (particularly scripts)

3-7-23

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+ experiment using iframes in lieu of fully page swapping
+ complete overhaul of the site structure
+ added desktop icons
+ removed sidebar
* consolidate things a bit (particularly scripts)

3-6-23

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+ updated scrollbar assets
+ added dropdown menu (File...)
+ spent far, far too long trying to get fonts from Macintosh System 8

+ fix the things I broke by changing to the new chicago

3-5-23

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+ update desktop to Macintosh OS 8.1
+ added titlebar assets
+ added crude system clock script
+ added little "paradise" logo next to the sys clock
+ Draggable windows!
+ added desktop icon links

+ fix deskop link style
+ change up the navigation method of the site
+ collapse-able windows
+ add titlebar to the rest of the site
+ update content window assets
+ titlebar dropdown menus
+ add a real "Laboratory" section of the site where dumb .js experiments will go
- (4.23.23; no.) update terminal's image with the new desktop (require re-render)
* work on silly SimCity isometric city generator POV-Ray macro

3-3-23

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+ system clock widget (completed 3/5)

+ update music blog lol
+ probably get rid of the under construction thing
* rework point-n-click system to be a bit more dynamic
* isometric city block POV-Ray macro
* update POV-Ray portfolio
* add a music review

3-2-23

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+ push updates for discography pages
+ added "The Laboratory" :) hope you like Myst.
+ practiced Blender -> POV-Ray workflow
+ modeled desk lamp
+ model potted plant + speaker
+ model old terminal
+ "step away from computer" :) -- Added the "Logout" area
+ model keyboard (POV-Ray code)
+ added spatial hard-drive noises lol
+ system clock widget (completed 3/5)

* update music blog lol
* add a music review
* probably get rid of the under construction thing

2-24-23

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here's where i'll record my plans/to-do list for this place. based on john carmack's .plan method.
* indicates something's on the to-do list, + indicates something's done, - indicates just a note/thought.

+ set up .plan page
+ 'fixed' autoplay on landing page
+ fixed page links

* some povray tomfoolery
* system clock widget
* macos system 7 toolbar on other pages
* update music blog lol
* set up fun little experiment page
* 'keyboard' povray macro