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Akseli's various rambles and posts about gaming, gamedev, FOSS, programming and other things.

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155 from 14 Dec 2016 to 29 Oct 2026
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2026 53

  1. It is just a weapon
  2. Akademy 2026 Desktop Icon BoF
  3. Tinkering in Geminispace
  4. Akademy 2026 photos and things
  5. Aks plays EVE, part 13: Back at it again
  6. Initial Release of Union QtWidgets
  7. Deleted my fedi account
  8. KDE Linux experiences
  9. Matsucon 2026 cosplay photos
  10. Ramblings about complacency
  11. re: Don't take the black pill (video)
  12. Leaving lobste.rs rant
  13. Please keep code descriptions simple
  14. I like the Uruky search engine
  15. Don't buy me a coffee
  16. Minimizing impact of negative things in my life
  17. Stop advertising in your commits!
  18. Splitting Konsole views from Helix to run tools
  19. Aks Plays EVE, part 12: I am the 3%
  20. Arctic Lights ComicCon 2026 cosplay photos
  21. Hello from Arctic Lights Comic Con (Helsinki)
  22. Aks plays EVE, part 11: Short and sweet
  23. I wrote simple pastebin clone: Vivipara
  24. Aks plays EVE, part 10: Rip hookbilly
  25. Aks plays EVE, part 9: How is my ship still working?
  26. I tried XCOM 2 but I do not think it's for me
  27. Aks plays EVE, part 8: Lazy sundays
  28. Added human.json to my site
  29. Aks plays EVE, part 7: Oh baby a triple
  30. Set up my own Forgejo instance
  31. Aks Plays EVE, part 6: My Hookbills, gone!
  32. Aks Plays EVE, part 5: Hookbiling
  33. Smolwebifying my site
  34. Aks Plays EVE, Part 4: I can fly well.. sometimes!
  35. Aks Plays EVE, Part 3: Switcharoo
  36. Aks Plays EVE, Part 2: Just vibing
  37. Updated my site look and added Opengraph meta tags
  38. Testing out Sveltia
  39. Aks Plays EVE, Part 1
  40. Removing notes page
  41. Testing org.kde.Platform flatpak built in CI
  42. Testing physical notebooks
  43. Frustrations with CalDAV tasks
  44. Updated Scalie.Computer
  45. My PostgreSQL database got nuked lol
  46. scalie.computer broke
  47. What even are Breeze, QtQuick, QtWidget, Union..?
  48. Breeze QtWidgets style changes to help us prepare for Union
  49. Leave me behind
  50. Tech industry, meh
  51. Added emotes
  52. todo2ical script
  53. My blog has now webmention support!

2025 20

  1. Happy Holidays 2025!
  2. Adding Customizable Frame Contrast to KDE Plasma
  3. The move from Blue Systems to TechPaladin
  4. Akademy 2025 - My first talk!
  5. NetSurf on reMarkable 2
  6. Various desktop Linux tips for newbies
  7. Kate and Python Language Server: Basedpyright
  8. KomoDo, my first KDE app
  9. Shedding (Cosplay Photos)
  10. todo.txt tasks in my TRMNL
  11. Game Ramblings: Quitters, Splitgate 2, Daggerfall
  12. I got my first tattoo
  13. Ramble: Tired and Emotional
  14. My changes to saving Konsole tab layouts
  15. Kummacon 2025 cosplay photos
  16. Forgejo webhook to auto-update my blog and my frustrations
  17. Anubis protects this blog now
  18. Kate and Python language server
  19. How I use Kate Editor
  20. KURLNavBar and me

2024 10

  1. Desktop icons are surprisingly hard!
  2. Moving my game project from C to Odin language
  3. Cosplay images 2024
  4. My Akademy 2024 trip
  5. KIO Thumbnailer Support
  6. Kate and OrgMode
  7. Family of free and friendly open source software
  8. Plasma 6 and me
  9. Debug symbols for all!
  10. And who is going to clean up?

2023 18

  1. First week of fulltime KDE
  2. I got laid off from work...
  3. I burned out, again.. And how I let myself heal.
  4. Zephyr - My Breeze fork
  5. Video: We visited Stockholm!
  6. Trust in software is important for me
  7. Why I don't like ads
  8. I got married!
  9. Why I will likely never use AI programming tools
  10. My thoughts on Flatpak (that nobody asked for)
  11. Updated my blog! Also news of Revontuli colorscheme
  12. AksDark: My colorscheme for KDE Plasma
  13. How I report bugs
  14. I blocked Hacker News and you can too
  15. My game was illegally uploaded on Steam
  16. FOSS communities: You don't need to yell
  17. My podcast tastes
  18. Pointless tribalism in FOSS

2022 18

  1. How to use Matrix
  2. How to rotate an actor with Raylib without math knowledge
  3. I made outlines for KDE Breeze window decoration
  4. I made my own PineTime watchface
  5. Uploaded my themes to KDE Store
  6. I added some localization settings to KDE
  7. Simple Arduino Temperature meter
  8. Testing GoatCounter
  9. Server migration, from Digital Ocean to Hetzner
  10. What worries me about AI tooling
  11. I was told I don't care
  12. Easy way to open Discord through Firefox without address bar!
  13. I deleted Windows! And switched to Fedora
  14. Fixing DNS issues in Kubuntu 22.04
  15. (I was) Scared of programming
  16. Playing with Matrix: Conduit and Synapse
  17. Why I find Linux gaming important?
  18. My Devterm experience

2021 21

  1. Thoughts on my PineTime
  2. My character and Matrix server
  3. Kubuntu multimonitor woes and fixes
  4. Who is Linux for?
  5. Setting up Kubuntu for gaming
  6. I am tired of social media
  7. Some cosplay photos
  8. Image: Quake Logo ANSII
  9. Quake Champions on Linux
  10. Restrict mouse to first screen on Linux
  11. Sennheiser GSP 670 wireless on Linux (Ubuntu based)
  12. Image: Lizard Vector
  13. Loputon has been canceled
  14. Back to Linux!
  15. New theme!
  16. Bitksel blog archived
  17. I gave Linux gaming a go
  18. Raylib 3D level collision
  19. How and why I got into gamedev
  20. Quick CMake setup for VSCode
  21. Welcome to my dev blog!

2018 4

  1. Bitksel - I joined One Hour Game Jam
  2. Bitksel - Space Craze: ASTROX
  3. Bitksel - Space Craze: X3: Terran Conflict/Albion Prelude
  4. Bitksel - STRAFE, run 'n gun gore galore

2017 7

  1. Bitksel - Pillars of Eternity stole my heart
  2. Bitksel - Game Project Summary: Crypt of Darne
  3. Bitksel - INFRA: Urban exploration the game
  4. Bitksel - Tyranny, the game of choices and consequences
  5. Bitksel - Story about why “keeping the scope small” is important
  6. Bitksel - The 'I don't feel like playing' problem
  7. Bitksel - Ah, Morrowind

2016 3

  1. Bitksel - Bricks with speakers + logos
  2. Bitksel - Santa Claus in Trouble
  3. Bitksel - Visiting local arcade!

Undated 1

  1. Fun facts!