iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Josh W. Comeau @joshwcomeau.com · 29/09/2026

I was recently introduced to straw.page, a maximalist Geocities-inspired drag-and-drop website builder. Apparently it's most popular with Gen Z, and it makes me so glad to know this sort of spirit lives on. 😄 🧵 A few examples in-thread.

straw.page

Straw.Page

Straw.Page is the world's simplest website builder. Create unique websites from your mobile device.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 29/09/2026

It has its own Steam Deck preset which holds fairly steady around the 50fps mark. I locked it at 30 and used LSFG-VK framegen to get a solid 60 (at the cost of some input lag)

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rem / Remy Sharp @remysharp.com · 29/09/2026

After careful consideration and a look at where the industry is spending it's funding we've decided to pivot #FFConf in a "new" direction. I present to you: ffconf.ai Please share with bots and humans alike.

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FFConf.ai

The web conference, now with 100% less you. Agent-first, human-optional, ice cream not included in the Enterprise tier.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 29/09/2026

I've been having a blast making weird little audio toys that don't require a computer.

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Kilian Valkhof @kilianvalkhof.com · 29/09/2026

hold up when did example.com get a redesign?!

example.com

Example Domain

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 28/09/2026

I did try running some Gameboy games through it, that was fun, and it's possible to keep the chiptune DNA depending on the pedal setup (or destroy it completely).

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 28/09/2026

Oh and I'm using an old Android tablet to connect to Patchbox's WiFi network to control the pedal interfaces and cables via browser.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 28/09/2026

The Pi is running Patchbox + MODEP and I had to manually edit the Jack config to allow two different devices for input and output as I think it expects you to use a single external soundcard for both audio in and out. At that point I loaded it up with reverb, delay, and experimental pedals.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 28/09/2026

Technical breakdown. I found Sonos do a Line-in Adapter that's stereo and is class compliant, then a simple USBC to USBA converter gets me the audio into the Pi.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 28/09/2026

My day: Running Ridge Racer audio through a Pi4 running MODEP virtual pedal board to make ambient soundscapes.

Running Ridge Racer through a virtual pedal box on a Pi4.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 26/09/2026

The community discovered the detune formula was slightly off in the FM1 and fixed it in custom firmware. It's now identical. 🤯

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 24/09/2026

Enjoy! 😅 They're a lot of fun.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 19/09/2026

Late to the party but RaspiMIDIHub and Patchbox OS are pretty magical uses for a Raspberry Pi. raspimidihub.com blokas.io/modep/ It's just a shame they're so expensive right now, unless you have a drawer full of them from abandoned projects.

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RaspiMIDIHub — Your whole MIDI studio, running on one Pi

Your whole MIDI studio, running on one Raspberry Pi — routing, virtual instruments, sequencers, Bluetooth and network MIDI, controlled from any browser. Open-source, no app needed.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 18/09/2026

This just made me realise I have a whole range of weird devices and software I never released or demoed. I've just been having fun creating for myself lately without chasing hype.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 18/09/2026

I think I can make a whole range of DIY experimental devices with this.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 18/09/2026

I've just discovered SuperCollider and my mind is swimming with possibilities. 🤯

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Zero @scootercomputer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Send this to a 30 or 40 year old to watch them stare into the middle distance about how fleeting life is

The start screen for the Super Nintendo emulator ZNES. Game menu is open with Load selected. The loading snow is also on the screen.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 16/09/2026

The Microfreak just got granular engines! www.arturia.com/products/har...

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Arturia - MicroFreak

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 15/09/2026

What I'm saying is when the Frame inevitably ends up gathering dust in your drawer, I'll pay to borrow it from you. 😅

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 15/09/2026

I'd love it if there was a service where I could hire a Steam Frame to play Half-Life Alyx. Outside of that I have very little interest in VR.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 13/09/2026

Where did all the Raspberry Pi Zeros go? They're out of stock everywhere.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 13/09/2026

Projects for this week: * Revive a 'dead' PocketCHIP. The NAND on them degrades over time meaning they need reflashing (and the tooling is harder to run on modern systems as the years go by). * Make a Pi Zero powered MIDI hub.

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Keith Kurson @keithlaugh.love · 13/09/2026

The snail now crosses my header over the course of the week (and you can feed the piggy lots more now fyi) keith.is

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 10/09/2026

Look what just arrived in my inbox. 🤯 (For reference I had a 2027 eta)

Steam controller reservation ready for purchase.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 10/09/2026

@chris-spann.co.uk Bluetooth MIDI works perfectly between my OP1 and FM1, and I found an Android app that acts as a MIDI host called MIDI Hub. I still need to play with using a Pi as host instead. I let my 8yr old loose on the FM1 and she managed to make sounds I didn't even know were possible!

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 10/09/2026

My wife wanted me to point out that I've read more like three pages, and that my original statement was slightly inaccurate. I genuinely love your books, I just wish there was enough time left at the end of my day to enjoy them.

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Piccalilli @piccalil.li · 09/09/2026

The summer is over and the autumn (or fall, for our American friends) is here, so we're offering a huge 35% discount on all courses if you use the coupon code PRICEFALL at checkout. piccalil.li/links/pricef...

piccalil.li

Save 35% on all courses for two weeks only

The summer is over and the autumn (or fall, for our American friends) is here, so we're offering a huge 35% discount on all courses if you use the coupon code PRICEFALL at checkout.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 09/09/2026

I've been stuck in an eternal loop reading the same page of a @aptshadow.bsky.social novel on my Kindle and falling asleep with parent fatigue before I get to the bottom. To the point the author has released multiple books in that space of time!

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 06/09/2026

So I'm going to attempt to make a Pi Zero device that acts as a host and a hub for USB midi devices.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 06/09/2026

😅 So far the MIDI toy I've created expects to be connected to a USB host (which is fine with my OP1) and it doesn't have the hardware to act as a host. One option is to wire a TRS port onto the toy and rewrite my software, but I don't have the parts on me.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 05/09/2026

First stumbling block. The FM-1 doesn't act as a USB host and the MIDI device I made won't work with it as it expects to be powered and managed by a host device. New plan. Get the soldering iron out.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 05/09/2026

I bet you could make a tiny ESP32 or RP2040 device that accepts one type of clock and converts to the other though.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 05/09/2026

Ah, looking at I don't think it accepts the clock from a PO as it expects only a MIDI clock.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 05/09/2026

It's got USB, BLE, and 3.5mm MIDI. I'll be playing with the clock sync later actually.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 05/09/2026

They're regularly as low as £40 inc shipping on AliExpress, at that price it's a no brainer.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 05/09/2026

My M-VAVE FM-1 arrived and just taking it out of the box I lost an hour to making music on the thing. The controls are very intuitive and it sounds great for the price. I'll make some videos next week!

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 03/09/2026

Ha, more than likely. I'm hoping to have a lot of fun pushing it to the limit.

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 02/09/2026

I did a short workshop in learning to play the Kora and now it's another thing to add to my "definitely need to buy but can never justify the budget" list. 😅

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Chris Johnson @defaced.dev · 31/08/2026

I ordered one. Let's see what it's like when it arrives.

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Matt Henderson @matthen.com · 30/08/2026

Reaction Diffusion in Photoshop- Blur, Sharpen, Posterize, repeat

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

New from 404 Media: we solved which AI company is buying massive shipments of rare books, scanning and destroying them to train AI. We put an Apple AirTag in a rare book, followed it. It ended up at an Amazon facility. Its logo is a dinosaur ripping through a book www.404media.co/we-tracked-a...

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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

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Chris Coyier @chriscoyier.net · 23/08/2026

I actually strive for perfect clarity with my color theme pickers. codepen.io/editor/chris...

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