Sem's blog posts and other writing pieces.
I'm playing an game from 2013 era called eMush 1 and also maintaining its wiki. I'm sometimes creating new visual assets for special events. This has made me fall in love again with pixel art icons. In the old days, we used to click on finely crafted sets of icons, customized for 16x16, and larger sizes. It was expensive to use too many colors so they all respected a smaller palette. Yet, their…
Trigger Warning: this post may be distressing to readers as it mentions the following topics: job market, AI I've been looking for a new job, because the situation has been daunting here. From an external point of view, I shouldn't. I have the perfect situation, with decent pay, accommodation for my disability (i mean, they don't know i 'm disabled so i built them myself: remote work, less hours…
The game I've played for now almost 15 years just announced their next update. I can't help but be extra excited. I'm hyped by every little crumb of a teaser. I discuss it with folks and theory craft with passion. I always have been excited about the updates, even when i paused the game and played some other ones. This game is so important to me. I met my partner there. Found friends, foes, fun.…
unbearable heatwave
some reflections on names
A short idea
a myth, my interpretation and validating the secret garden
Something about the Barbie movie that resonated with me.
Slice of life #1
How we reprogrammed the habits of an indoor cat we happened to host for a few months.