Getting my Coding mojo back a bit

Trying to get things going again after a bit of burn out, I've only been working on the very slow progressing Coleco project and fixing students bugs which has given me no time to work on a personal project I want to start.

But I have to prep a new project for my block C students and been tinkering about with the Rpi4 and Jetson... 2 very interesting machines for different reasons

I've got a startup project running on both, just ready to start adding some proper content..Its not much to look at but it shows my implimetation of DearImGui in place, some basic OpenGLES2.0 set up, and though not clear here,  both RakNet and Screen Res changes in place, all operating at 60fps. Also Bullet physics and OpenAL so this is a good starting framework I can build on.

Not too bad.... but lots more content to add

Really want to get the Coleco out the way though, only been able to spend an odd hour or so on it, with occasional bursts during holidays. Its damn close now, such a shame to take so long on such a small project but its so much harder than it looks..

This silly thing looks like a lot of work but its only a few minutes to get things set up,which is why I really don't see me getting into retro gaming, weeks of work for little reward, compared to minutes for a lot.

ah well

Ahthankyew

New Block, new skills.

Block B started with a bang, my old friend Jacco Bikker, one of the worlds leading experts on ray tracing is giving classes on.....ray tracing.

Its not especially hard to code, but it does need a fairly solid grasp of maths, and an understanding of the basics of coding.

So I get 1 out of 2... 

It was so funny watching my students online, faces going from happy, to, wow, to oops, then oh, and finally oh shit..

haha, they'll manage it.

I guess I'll have to try it too..

Ahthankyew

Feeling fresh and clean

for the 1st time in months I was able to have my morning shower. Finally I finished the job, we have a new, non leaking, shower

Its not the greatest example of DIY ever, that back wall still has a lot of horrible water damage going up its length,that needs to be resolved eventually, but we can start putting a few quid away every month for the next couple of years then get a proper builder in to rip everything out and put in a brand new bathroom

In the meantime my patched up white tiles on the bottom (we found some spare tiles in the shed after IO'd done this...) and my masking tape applied silicone sealant are all working fine... we have a shower... its good to be clean and refreshed in the mornings, and not snoozing in a hot bath for an hour.

Ahthankyew

Married life is fattening

My wife is a feeder... its clearly all her fault, she's forcing me to eat delcious calorie loaded foods at an ever increasing rate.

I must....resist.

Ahthankyew

A new record

17 days and I've still not argued with my wife.......amazing

Loving it...

Can't think why I didn't do this be...oh wait.... yeah, well, lets not get into that.

Ahthankyew