Coming soon
This is my blog, a new site by Chris Dell that I'm self-hosting on an N100 Mini PC. Expect posts on NixOS, Rust, embedded devices, and renewable energy!
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What is "self-hosting" and why do I it?
I'm a big fan of self-hosting my online services. It's something I've always tried to achieve but often failed, either because the maintenance time cost was too high, or the technology simply wasn't mature, or both. I've always been drawn
Restoring my 10 year old WebGL Minecraft clone
TL;DR; Here's the running application. 10 years ago I built a Minecraft clone, but with a twist. At the time I was doing a lot of STEM activities, introducing children to programming for the first time. The Raspberry Pi was in full swing and was popular as
Simulating a USB MIDI device with an ESP32 using Rust
Imagine plugging an ESP32 into your computer’s USB port - and suddenly, your OS detects a brand-new MIDI device. You connect your phone to the WiFi network the ESP32 is hosting, open your browser, and - boom - a web keyboard appears. You play notes on it, and they’
Using Rust to Build a $1 Handheld Gaming Console
Demo video of the console in action The CH32V003 is an interesting little chip - not just because it’s based on the up-and-coming RISC-V architecture, or because it comes in a tiny package, but mostly because you can buy it for $0.09 in bulk. Hard to believe this