Spaceships in Space

How I Learned To Kill Everybody And Hate The Bomb

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:00:00 GMT

A chemical bomb is quarantined behind yellow ticker tape. “CRIME SCENE, DO NOT CROSS,” it reads. The illusion is only slightly marred by the large “WC” sign on the door the tape encloses.
*Article by [Chris Priestman](https://chrispriestman.com/) for Indie Statik.
Originally published in November 2013*

Designing Veil Runners

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 09:33:11 GMT

These past few months, I've been working on a TTRPG that I'm now calling "Veil Runners", and I've been having a blast.

Hungry for Data

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Thu, 30 May 2024 08:44:28 GMT

The AI models were hungry for data.

What is Mastodon?

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 18:15:33 GMT

You've probably already read a one-liner like "Mastodon is a federated social network", and most of it makes sense, except that one word "federated" that seems both needlessly pompous and confusingly opaque. Most of the misunderstandings and confusion comes down to what federation means, why it's desirable, and what it offers to users of a service like Mastodon.

The Wrong Tool

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:58:17 GMT

Gang's bored™️, we're sitting in a standing fleet that hasn't seen any action in a while, and besides, there aren't that many industrialists online, so we're not really defending much, so someone volunteers as a fleet commander. We figure we might run into some good fights if we punch out into the weird no-man's land left after last month's war.

Build Process

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:58:17 GMT

This website is built with Superstructure. It's a static website generator that I made by re-writing the previous system for this website.

Nebulae

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:58:17 GMT

A while ago, I learnt about an interesting way to picture the Mandelbrot fractal. The traditional way is to colour each point of the plane depending on whether or not the number associated with that point escapes, and how many steps it takes to escape. This method instead looks at what path the steps take to escape, producing a sort of heat map of what paths are the most common.

Formula One Primer

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 07:51:22 GMT

Want to watch Formula One and don't know what it's about? Want to know who the drivers and teams are? Basically, if you want to have quick idea of what the heck is going on, here's a quick run down.

Racing at Imola

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 09:36:12 GMT

Imola Circuit, also known as Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, is a historically significant race course in Italy. An old school circuit, dear to the heart of Formula One fans, absent from the calendar since 2006, until a triumphant return in 2020. It's back again this year, and it's going to be worth the watch!

Spacefarer

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Sat, 01 May 2021 08:55:24 GMT

My playthrough of "Poste-Monstre-Trésor", a roleplaying game designed by Simon Bachelier and Diane Landais for Wish You Were Here: A Postcard Jam

Thanet Storm Damage

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:58:17 GMT

The British side of my family is mostly based in Thanet, and I picked up this photobook when visiting as a child. I stumbled on it while going through some of my old stuff the other day, and I figured other people might be interested.

AE Modular

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:58:17 GMT

This article will serve more as a review than anything else. At the time of writing, I've been the owner of a Tangible Waves AE Modular Starter Rack 2 for just over six months, and I'm bored of making excuses for it. It's mostly unusable, it's not at all fun to use, it doesn't sound very nice, and it's falling apart.

Keyboard

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:58:17 GMT

The "ortholinear" grid layout is argued to be more comfortable to type on. The horizontal staggering of conventional keyboards supposedly cause micro-movements that can create discomfort. I chose 62g, 65g, and 67g weights for the Zealios switches, the innermost keys use the heavier 67g switches and the lighter 62g ones are for the outermost columns. This allows for a lighter keystroke under my pinky finger and heavier under my index, evening out the perceived weight.

Olegtron 4060 MK2

gaeel@spaceshipsin.space (Gaeel Bradshaw-Rodriguez) — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 09:58:17 GMT

The Olegtron 4060 MK2 is a handheld signal generator based around the CD4060 CMOS chip, and it's weird as fuck.