# marching (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover marching. Page: Feed: --- ## [Competition’s Good](https://bjhess.com/posts/competitions-good) _2026-08-18 · I am BARRY HESS_ A friend let me know about Olly’s recent blog post. Olly owns and operates Pagecord, a very nice blogging service running in the same world as Pika. It sounds like... ## [Boston](https://bjhess.com/posts/boston) _2026-08-15 · I am BARRY HESS_ We went to Boston the first week of August. The planning for this was unique as the first step was securing tickets to watch these young men perform in one of three cities. See, the closest city to us in which they are performing is Chicago, but the timing of those shows did not work for our schedule. Boston (well, Foxborough) won out, and that was a good thing because there’s very a lot of things… ## [The Marching On Newsletter 🟡 Anton Stach's burgers and a historic Dublin day](https://themarchingonnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-marching-on-newsletter-anton) _2026-08-14 · Isaac Johnson · The Marching On Newsletter_ PLUS what Jaka Bijol told me about his stance on leadership ## [Parking for a Concert at Gillette Stadium](https://bjhess.com/posts/parking-for-a-concert-at-gillette-stadium) _2026-08-09 · I am BARRY HESS_ Parking a vehicle for a concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, is quite a challenge. Before heading to the BTS concerts this past week I did some research, even asking Chat GPT about how to handle parking. To its credit, with my hints about what I wanted, it ended up putting us at a pretty good spot in someone’s yard. The spot was a 25-minute walk from the stadium. We were… ## [The Marching On Newsletter 🟡 What to expect from Leeds United in final weeks of transfer window](https://themarchingonnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-marching-on-newsletter-what-to-1c9) _2026-08-07 · Isaac Johnson · The Marching On Newsletter_ PLUS - a big thank you, to you. ## [It’s been a hot minute...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-07-31-its-been-a-hot) _2026-07-31 · I am BARRY HESS_ It’s been a hot minute. Time for a Barry update! Last week we spent some time by the lake at a rental property. Lots of relaxing and a few activities. Part of the location choice was because our youngest took part in a five-day goalie camp nearby. Goalies are very much under coached in youth soccer, so she really enjoyed getting specific goalie training by world class coaches. Though she was also… ## [The Marching On Newsletter 🟡 Inside the transfer window as a journalist covering Leeds United](https://themarchingonnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-marching-on-newsletter-inside-307) _2026-07-31 · Isaac Johnson · The Marching On Newsletter_ INSIDE - an insight into the successes and frustrations of this time of year ## [Voronoi Fragmentation of a Mesh](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/07/27/voronoi-fracture) _2026-07-26 · 4rknova.com_ A guide on how to shatter a convex mesh into Voronoi shards by clipping it against perpendicular bisector planes, with a demo implementation included. ## [The Marching On Newsletter 🟡 My full Q&A with Joe Rodon](https://themarchingonnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-marching-on-newsletter-my-full) _2026-07-24 · Isaac Johnson · The Marching On Newsletter_ PLUS a round-up of a very hectic week of news at Leeds United ## [A field guide to rendering: from triangles to Gaussians](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/07/19/a-field-guide-to-rendering) _2026-07-18 · 4rknova.com_ A tour of how 3D scenes become pixels: rasterization, voxels, the ray casting to path tracing lineage, ray marching, point clouds, and the captured turn from NeRF to Gaussian splatting. ## [Open-source Screen Sharing with Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fxTxA7kb025e) _2026-07-18 · **Sponsored**_ WebRTC screen sharing with simultaneous mouse & keyboard control; viewers join in browser. ## [The Marching On Newsletter 🟡 Leeds United transfers - what I've heard this week](https://themarchingonnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-marching-on-newsletter-leeds-df2) _2026-07-17 · Isaac Johnson · The Marching On Newsletter_ INCLUDING which goalkeeper is on the radar and who Leeds beat to get Tarik Muharemovic ## [This past week was filled with July 4th,...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-07-10-this-past-week-was) _2026-07-10 · I am BARRY HESS_ This past week was filled with July 4th, a lovely visit from family, and lots of music. The music in this case took the form of drum and bugle corps, of which me and my family are big fans. To the outsider, it’s like paying money to go watch marching bands. The whole concept is likely alien to them. I contend if you put almost anyone in a seat up high on the fifty yard line, they would be… ## [A minimal Wolfenstein 3D raycasting engine](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/07/06/wolfenstein-3d-raycasting) _2026-07-05 · 4rknova.com_ Building a Wolfenstein 3D style raycasting engine from scratch in plain JavaScript: grid maps, DDA traversal explained step by step, textured wall projection, billboard sprites, sliding doors, and a weapon HUD. ## [We have collectively been recovering from a physically...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-07-03-we-have-collectively-been) _2026-07-03 · I am BARRY HESS_ We have collectively been recovering from a physically and emotionally draining two weeks of marching band. We all were caught napping at some point throughout the early days of this week! It’s been nice to have activities wind down this week, and we’ll have a bit of relaxation for a few weeks going forward. It’s been raining a lot around here. No flooding in our area, but I think there’s been… ## [The past two weeks have been full of...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-06-27-the-past-two-weeks) _2026-06-27 · I am BARRY HESS_ The past two weeks have been full of marching band. We’ve been following our kids attending parades for eight or nine years now, chaperoning for most of those. It’s a fast and furious summer competitive parade season, and they’ve had a blast with it. Jesse and I marched when we grew up. All of our kids have marched. We are a marching band people. As a result of the above, our summers don’t really… ## [The Marching On Newsletter 🟡 Your Leeds United transfer questions answered](https://themarchingonnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-marching-on-newsletter-your-leeds) _2026-06-26 · Isaac Johnson · The Marching On Newsletter_ INSIDE - Harry Wilson state of play after deal agreed plus Daniel Farke contract context ## [The Marching On Newsletter 🟡 What to expect during Leeds United's pre-season](https://themarchingonnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-marching-on-newsletter-what-to) _2026-06-19 · Isaac Johnson · The Marching On Newsletter_ INSIDE - Which players could miss the tour of the USA and what the first week back looks like ## [The Marching On Newsletter 🟡 Elland Road expansion latest and Ethan Ampadu interview reflections](https://themarchingonnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-marching-on-newsletter-elland) _2026-06-12 · Isaac Johnson · The Marching On Newsletter_ INCLUDES Ampadu's holiday plan and what I spotted at the stadium this week ## [The Marching On Newsletter 🟡 Paraag Marathe chat and what Leeds United fans can take away](https://themarchingonnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-marching-on-newsletter-paraag) _2026-06-05 · Isaac Johnson · The Marching On Newsletter_ INSIDE - my reflections after a sit-down roundtable chat with the Leeds United chairman ## [Do We Need Billionaires?](https://bjhess.com/posts/do-we-need-billionaires) _2026-06-05 · I am BARRY HESS_ A significant portion of the population in the USA still thinks of Reaganomics as certified fact rather than a largely discredited theory. By this mindset the engine of our economy requires people to strive for a ton of money. A rising tide lifts all boats and all that. First, I got to wondering, were US billionaires even a thing at the end of Reagan’s term? As a tween at the time, I couldn’t… ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/hgzVihlLb2EH) _2026-06-05 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [The Marching On Newsletter 🟡 West Ham woes and goalkeeper transfer truth](https://themarchingonnewsletter.substack.com/p/the-marching-on-newsletter-west-ham) _2026-05-29 · Isaac Johnson · The Marching On Newsletter_ INCLUDES Jermaine Beckford's Karl Darlow belief, plus witnessing West Ham's relegation ## [Happy Anniversary](https://bjhess.com/posts/happy-anniversary) _2026-05-27 · I am BARRY HESS_ It’s our 26th anniversary today. We had a nice lunch at Jesse's favorite restaurant. Very nice meal. I've never had a banana split and have been trying to get Jesse... ## [The biggest event of the past week...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-05-23-the-biggest-event-of) _2026-05-23 · I am BARRY HESS_ The biggest event of the past week? Ava’s college graduation! Truth be told, she graduated last December, but the ceremony was last weekend and it was a great time. Quite a few family were able to make it to Des Moines to spend a fun weekend celebrating. I got a little sidetracked early this week when I discovered there is an account that is basically using Pika as a nice dashboard for their… ## [Sometimes the national anthem at high school track...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-05-20-sometimes-the-national-anthem) _2026-05-15 · I am BARRY HESS_ Sometimes the national anthem at high school track meets can be a bit painful to listen to, but we were fortunate to hear a fantastic one by a high school junior this week. I must say the effects at Harry Potter and the Cursed Child were fantastic. The play was good for those of us who are steeped in the lore. I imagine it was inaccessible for those who aren’t. ## [Where It Starts](https://jmillerwriter.substack.com/p/where-it-starts) _2026-05-10 · John · John's Substack_ On My Love For Reading ## [Why am I thinking about dipping back into...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-05-08-why-am-i-thinking) _2026-05-09 · I am BARRY HESS_ Why am I thinking about dipping back into Mastodon and Bluesky? I’ve been away for six or seven (!) months and it’s been good. I feel a bit like I’d like I’m curious if I could do it in a way that would only be a fifteen-minute commitment each week. I have doubts, but I suppose then I could just eject again. Hmm…I think I’ll resist a bit more. How Everest Has Changed Since Into Thin Air (archive):… ## [Spent this morning at Minnebar...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-05-02-spent-this-morning-at) _2026-05-02 · I am BARRY HESS_ Spent this morning at Minnebar. This year was the 20th anniversary. I’ve had several posts about Minnebar on this blog through the years. I’ve only been able to go a... ## [Marching to The Beat of My Own Cane](https://jmillerwriter.substack.com/p/marching-to-the-beat-of-my-own-cane) _2026-04-29 · John · John's Substack_ I identify as deafblind. ## [This is a fun brainstorm about snail mail...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-04-25-this-is-a-fun) _2026-04-25 · I am BARRY HESS_ This is a fun brainstorm about snail mail sign-ups. I’ve been trying some snail mail things to thank a handful of Pika customers. Unfortunately it hasn’t been very effective. There’s been almost a complete lack of response. I’m not even entirely sure if most people received my mail. So I think snail mail sign-up would effectively be no sign-up. Still this could be fun for a personal project or an… ## [Building a Hamiltonian path puzzle](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/04/24/number-trail) _2026-04-23 · 4rknova.com_ Number Trail is a Hamiltonian-path puzzle: draw one continuous line that visits every cell exactly once, passing through numbered clues in order. This post goes over the implementation from puzzle file format to board rendering, drag controls, and Warnsdorff's random generator. ## [Chovy's Blog: Agentic Coding (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/b5VXex3N6qVC) _2026-04-23 · **Sponsored**_ Personal posts on agentic coding, moshcode CLI, and security findings. ## [A Dynamic Now Page with Pika](https://bjhess.com/posts/a-dynamic-now-page-with-pika) _2026-04-22 · I am BARRY HESS_ Since building Pika I’ve wanted to incorporate a “now and then” sort of now page with dynamic history. With the recent flurry of updates to Pika variables, I realized that... ## [The HomePod Can Hear Alarms](https://bjhess.com/posts/the-homepod-can-hear-alarms) _2026-04-19 · I am BARRY HESS_ Did you know that the Apple HomePod can recognize alarms in your home and alert you about them? We discovered this a few weeks ago while we were vacationing in Phoenix. While relaxing in the sun, every member of our household received an alert on their phones. I cannot remember exactly what it said, but it was in notification center and said something to the effect of, “An alarm is sounding in… ## [Haversine Distance](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/04/19/haversine-distance) _2026-04-18 · 4rknova.com_ The haversine formula computes the great-circle distance between two points on a sphere from their latitude and longitude. It is simple, fast, and accurate enough for many mapping and location tasks. ## [It’s a weird state to be in with...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-04-17-its-a-weird-state) _2026-04-17 · I am BARRY HESS_ It’s a weird state to be in with my work feeling like a vocation. I love doing it, I love making progress on Pika, and I’m super grateful to be in this position. Yet there are some things I enjoy in life that I can’t seem to find time to do these days. I see movies, but not as many as I’d like. I’d like to spin some records and just listen. Ironically I’m having trouble finding time to blog. Etc.… ## [Pale Blue Dot](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/04/17/pale-blue-dot) _2026-04-16 · 4rknova.com_ A reflection on Voyager 1's Pale Blue Dot image, Carl Sagan's moral vision, and why that distant photograph still matters today. ## [I did a telehealth call this week about...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-04-07-i-did-a-telehealth) _2026-04-10 · I am BARRY HESS_ I did a telehealth call this week about some third-party blood test results. As with most things in your forties, the cure is to lose some weight, exercise, and get better sleep. For whatever reason I feel like this might be the year I pull it off. 🤞 My brother-in-law told me about a woman who was arrested and jailed for over five months based on AI facial recognition. I definitely was listening… ## [Short, and late, rendition of Friday this week...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-04-04-short-and-late-rendition) _2026-04-05 · I am BARRY HESS_ Short, and late, rendition of Friday this week as I’m traveling. We took a spring break to Phoenix and were able to fit in a Project Hail Mary IMAX screening. It was excellent! Two of us have read the book, and we enjoyed both versions of the story on their own terms. We got in to Phoenix late on a Friday, stayed at a hotel, and kicked around the city proper on Saturday before checking into our… ## [If you are even a mild St...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-03-27-if-you-are-even) _2026-03-27 · I am BARRY HESS_ If you are even a mild St. Vincent fan, I recommend her fantastic new live album: Delta Air Lines…responded to the continuing shutdown by suspending special services for members of Congress, including airport escorts and red coat services. I applaud Delta for doing this, but why the heck do members of congress get special services in the first place? Sure, for certain situations I could see it,… ## [Ava is traveling and shared this from the...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-03-20-ava-is-traveling-and) _2026-03-20 · I am BARRY HESS_ Ava is traveling and shared this from the Victoria and Albert Museum: A lengthy, imperfect article on how much Minnesota mattered this winter. (archive) The challenge of this work week... ## [Johnny.Decimal](https://bjhess.com/posts/johnnydecimal) _2026-03-18 · I am BARRY HESS_ I learned about Johnny.Decimal from Pika blogger Michael Borland. The last post on his blog clued me in. Sadly he has since passed away. RIP Michael. ❤ I’ve dipped in... ## [I’ve been sick for half of this past...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-03-13-ive-been-sick-for) _2026-03-13 · I am BARRY HESS_ I’ve been sick for half of this past week, so not much drivel to share this Friday. The core of my love for reading grew through affordable mass market paperbacks. While it’s not new news, it’s a little sad to see them leaving. Still, I really would prefer not to read that tiny, cramped print these days. I saw this a few places, so now you get to see this: ## [Previously on “A Writing Workstation”](https://bjhess.com/posts/previously-on-a-writing-workstation) _2026-03-12 · I am BARRY HESS_ A couple months ago I put together a fairly lengthy post about getting an old MacBook set up to be a writing machine. It was pretty encouraging, the idea of... ## [The Discernment Gap](https://bjhess.com/posts/the-discernment-gap) _2026-03-09 · I am BARRY HESS_ I really enjoyed Justin Duke’s thoughts in “The death of software, the A24 of software”. “A24 didn't succeed despite the streaming era — they succeeded because of it. The explosion of mediocre content created... ## [It’s snowing and I’m doing taxes...](https://bjhess.com/posts/2026-02-28-its-snowing-and-im) _2026-03-06 · I am BARRY HESS_ It’s snowing and I’m doing taxes. I’ve mentioned the photographs of Ragnar Axelsson (Rax) a couple of times here in the past. I recently discovered the availability of the short BBC documentary featuring him: Last Days of the Arctic. Having studied hundreds of his pictures by this point, it was fascinating to see him and his subjects moving through the very environments where the photos were… ## [The Gaia Database](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/03/05/gaia-database-intro) _2026-03-05 · 4rknova.com_ A practical introduction to the Gaia database and its major data releases. Includes a simple ADQL example and a guide to parallax, epochs, and key data fields. ## [Mulberry32: A Tiny, Fast, Deterministic RNG](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/03/01/mulberry32-rng) _2026-03-01 · 4rknova.com_ A detailed guide to the ubiquitous Mulberry32 pseudo-random number generator. I go over the theory and include a complete implementation, with deterministic seeding, and practical helper utilities. ## [Reaction-Diffusion: Gray-Scott on a 2D Grid](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/02/15/reaction-diffusion) _2026-02-15 · 4rknova.com_ A detailed breakdown of the Gray-Scott reaction-diffusion algorithm. Includes an interactive canvas demo and explains the PDE model, Laplacian stencil, double buffering, and boundary handling. ## [Raindrops on a puddle](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/02/08/raindrops-on-puddle) _2026-02-08 · 4rknova.com_ A breakdown of a two-pass shader technique that simulates realistic water ripples from falling raindrops using wave propagation and ray marching to render an interactive puddle with reflections. ## [Game Boy port of Snake in Assembly](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/02/01/gb-snake) _2026-02-01 · 4rknova.com_ A port of a classic Snake game for the Nintendo Game Boy, written in GBZ80 ASM. Covers the state machine, snake ring buffer, occupancy grid collision detection, and VBlank-safe rendering. ## [A Universe Without Time](https://www.4rknova.com/blog/2026/01/25/barbour-timeless-universe) _2026-01-25 · 4rknova.com_ A layman's guide to Julian Barbour's timeless view of reality, including Nows, time capsules, Machian dynamics, shape dynamics, and the Janus point, plus how the scientific community responds.