Posts tagged with Python

  • Hnefatafl, Viking Chess for Game Boy

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    On The Royal Game of Ur, getting two Game Boys to talk to each other using the link cable proved to be quite difficult. I got $50 worth of tokens and burned them all on this feature. Getting semi-decent music was a hurdle too, and I’m still not quite happy...

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  • The Royal Game Boy of Ur

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    Years ago, a documentary on “The Royal Game of Ur”, one of the oldest known board games, nearly 5,000 years old, instantly piqued my interest. When I later heard Dr. Irving Finkel discuss it on a podcast, the fascination came flooding back. But this time, I had an idea: build...

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  • Python to Rust: Porting My Genetic Art Algorithm

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    One of the first posts on this blog showed how to implement a genetic algorithm in Python. Revisiting that project, I realized it is an ideal candidate to port to Rust: it is computationally heavy, and touches on performance, parallelism, and data structures. In short, a good excuse to finally...

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  • Using my Kindle PW3 as a Dashboard for Home Assistant

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    An old Kindle, once jailbroken and running KUAL, can be repurposed as a dashboard for just about anything. I’ve actually done this before - though right now, I don’t really need those stats anymore. It would be nice, however, to show some real-time data from my Home Assistant setup on...

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  • Building a Custom Deej Volume Mixer with an RP2040 Pro Micro

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    Looking for a DIY hardware volume mixer to control individual app volumes effortlessly? Whether you’re a gamer, streamer, or audio enthusiast, manually adjusting software volume sliders can be frustrating. That’s where Deej, an open-source USB volume mixer, comes in. This guide will show you how I’ve built a Deej volume...

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  • Simple USB Type-C Upgrade for the Raspberry Pi Pico

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    With USB type C ports now commonplace, keeping micro-USB cables around for some devices can be a bit of a nuisance. The convenience of a single, reversible cable for nearly all your devices is undeniable, and in some devices the micro-USB port can actually be replaced with a USB type...

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  • ComfyUI and SDXL: New Workflows

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    The latest version of our software, StableDiffusion, aptly named SDXL, has recently been launched. This has simultaneously ignited an interest in ComfyUI, a new tool that simplifies usability of these models. It’s important to note, however, that the node-based workflows of ComfyUI markedly differ from the Automatic1111 framework that I...

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  • Can ChatGPT write a Python GUI app for me?

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    Imagine being able to create a fully functioning Python GUI application with just providing instructions. No need to spend hours writing and debugging code, you’d just let AI do the heavy lifting for you. In this post, we’ll explore the capabilities of ChatGPT in developing a Python GUI app and...

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  • Get the most out of Stable Diffusion 2.1: Tips and Tricks

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    The latest version of Stable Diffusion, with its increased support for larger 768px images, is a significant improvement over previous models that only supported 512px images. While it may require some adjustment as it was trained on a more limited dataset and prompts in a different way, this new model...

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