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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · Dec 11

I wrote a bit about IDEs, and about how lots of creative coding languages/IDEs assume the user doesn't want to code (which is essential to get people into programming! But I ask what happens next?) and some silly experiments I have been doing! www.media.mit.edu/projects/exp...

Project Overview ‹ Explorations in IDEs – MIT Media Lab

 A series of explorations in integrated development environments (IDEs) for graphical creative coding.

www.media.mit.edu

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 12h

Hosting an official Wikipedia hackathon game play night at Hex House this Friday! Open bar with Wikipedia themed drinks, free food and free silk screening

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WikiGameJam Play Night · Luma

Come play games this Friday! WikiGameJam is a creative hackathon series for developers, designers, and Wikipedia enthusiasts to come together to make playful…

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 5d

Dogs are natural gobblers, they don’t need puppachinos they will just gobble it so lets give them gobble food

char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 5d

Posting a take every day until I get on subway takes:
We don’t need pupachinos because dogs don’t savor anything

char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 8d

i have my first serious gig as a musician and the venue asked me for a tech rider, and they gave me a tool to help if i dont have a tech rider already and through this tool i discovered the maximum amount of trombones i can request is 12

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 15d

🚫“My dad died on my birthday so I don’t really like celebrating it”
-depressing
-kinda makes it seem like my dad wronged me

✅“God smote my father on my solar return and annually I plot my revenge against God”
-implies familial beef with god
-no follow up questions needed
-has an action item

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 15d

If only it wasn’t culture creation in the hands of big tech 😭

char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 15d

Ooo oh yeah I forgot about that, I learned what EA are bc I lived in the Bay Area for 3 months

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 17d

What’s the opposite of vibes,
Like we need an anti-vibe use-brain club

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char stiles @charstiles.bsky.social · 17d

Great closing keynote from @monica.dev !! Full of really good advice for all creative coders. Check it out when the recordings come out!
#virtualCCfest

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Monica @monica.dev · 18d

#virtualCCFest is kicking off soon! It's a free, virtual creative coding festival, and there's still time to register at: ccfest.rocks