Matias Klemola

Matias Klemola

@matiasklemola.com

Software developer @ the Finnish Broadcasting Company (Yleisradio). I mostly write about video games, music and tech. Father of two. 🕹️🚙 Liikennematto - build the roads and the town comes to life! https://yourmagicisworking.itch.io/liikennematto

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Matias Klemola
@matiasklemola.com

Can’t believe my luck of cosmic proportions. I bought a ’83 Yamaha SG that came with just one of the original pickups. I found a NOS spare part pickup from Yahoo Japan Auctions and turns out it’s from the same year, same month as the other one!! #guitarsky #guitar #yamahasg

Matias Klemola
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Congratulations! I’ve grown to appreciate the stability of Elm and looks like 1.0 will be familiar, only improved.

Evan Czaplicki@evancz.dev

New Elm release today! 🎉 0.19.2 🥳 Incremental builds of 850k lines of Elm in <350ms. Gearing up for a batch of smaller releases as we head towards Elm 1.0. elm-lang.org/news/faster-...

Matias Klemola
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The general brazenness of how LLMs were conceived seems to have influenced the use of LLMs at work. When organizations are pushing use of "AI" heavily, it can lead to reckless sourcing of data. This blurs access control and makes PII usage harder to audit.

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Sebastian Aaltonen
@sebaaltonen.bsky.social

My "No Graphics API" blog post is live! Please repost :) www.sebastianaaltonen.com/blog/no-grap... I spend 1.5 years doing this. Full rewrite last summer and another partial rewrite last month. As Hemingway said: "First draft of everything is always shit".

sebastianaaltonen.comNo Graphics API — Sebastian AaltonenGraphics APIs and shader languages have significantly increased in complexity over the past decade. It’s time to start discussing how to strip down the abstractions to simplify development, improve pe...
Matias Klemola
@matiasklemola.com

In the next #Liikennematto version: savegames, in the URL! Whenever you build something and the procgen does its thing, your creation is automatically saved. Share it with anyone by simply sending them the link!

Matias Klemola
@matiasklemola.com

The Finnish media has called these machines ”waste” or ”obsolete” despite them running Linux just fine. Because of this I’ve seen people think that the PCs won’t even start after the deadline. 1/2

404 Media@404media.co

The end of free Windows 10 support this Wednesday could be an environmental disaster, cutting off 400 million PCs from security updates and dooming millions of still usable computers. 🔗 www.404media.co/the-end-of-w...

404media.coThe End of Windows 10 Support Is an E-Waste Disaster in the MakingIn an example of egregious planned obsolescence, as many as 400 million computers will soon hit the waste stream.
Matias Klemola
@matiasklemola.com

Some PCs like mine require manual steps to qualify for the Windows 11 upgrade: - convert MBR to GPT - disable CSM (compatibility support module) - turn on UEFI Technical, yes. Difficult, no. I would gladly help a relative or a neighbor if they asked with this.

Matias Klemola
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2022: Ah, someone forked Liikennematto! 2025: Ah, someone forked Liikennematto and had Jules translate it from Elm to JavaScript 🥴 "A complete and functional JavaScript version of the game" (looks like the 2020 prototype, runs into an infinite loop and crashes after a few secs) #livingwithLLMs

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localthunk
@localthunk.com

I wanted to give an update on the Balatro 1.1 release date: localthunk.com/blog/im-slow TL;DR is that it will not be coming out in 2025, it is still coming out for sure, and I'm sorry. The new timeline is "it's done when it's done" Please read the blog post for more details

localthunk.comI’m Slow — LocalThunkHello people, long time no chat! I have some unfortunate news: The promised 2025 Balatro 1.1 update isn’t going to come out in 2025. I know, I announced that it would, but it has become clear now th...
Matias Klemola
@matiasklemola.com

In the next version of Liikennematto, it's easier to keep lots when making changes to connected roads. I've added 19 new lot entry tiles to accommodate all possible configurations of nearby roads. You can now, for example, create a cute cul-de-sac! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

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Kenney
@kenney.nl

Super early look at Kenney Creator, my new modeling software for indies. It'll feature many blocks and tools to create any sort of model - aiming for a Q1 2026 release! ✨

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Sam Rose
@samwho.dev

✨ Big O ✨ Let me take you on a visual introduction to what big O notation is in my new blog post: samwho.dev/big-o. With big O notation you can better understand how algorithms will perform in practice, finding orders of magnitude improvements often with very simple changes to your code.

Matias Klemola
@matiasklemola.com

I rather have an ever-evolving style with inspired results than rehashing of old ideas. The track would sound like Tame Impala even if you removed the vocals. There’s something in Kevin Parker’s production that transcends genres.

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Josh W. Comeau
@joshwcomeau.com

One of the most powerful tools in my toolbox is SVG. When combined with CSS and JavaScript, we can do some truly remarkable things. ✨ 📝 I’ve just published a brand-new blog post that covers the most critical fundamentals. It’s chock full of interactive demos. 😄 Check it out:

joshwcomeau.comA Friendly Introduction to SVG • Josh W. ComeauSVGs are one of the most remarkable technologies we have access to on the web. They’re first-class citizens, fully addressable with CSS and JavaScript. In this tutorial, I’ll cover all of the most imp...