A Nintendo Switch review — The impossible often has a kind of integrity to it which the merely improbable lacks. — Douglas Adams When Playtonic Games dubbed the final level of this game “Impossible”, they weren’t kidding. Well, obviously they were to an extent-the game literally can be finished. But the step up in difficulty…

Or other languages. It’s the same concept. — Bitmasks are as old as computing itself and, admittedly, were more useful in the days of memory scarcity and low-level programming. But there’s nothing to stop you using them today, when appropriate. PHP makes use of bitmasks in many of its built-in functions. Consider: json_encode($json, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_SLASHES); (my personal…

Running a command line program can be as simple as typing its name which can be as short as a single letter: ~ $ w 14:40 up 13 days, 3:20, 11 users, load averages: 5.06 4.65 4.50 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE WHAT bobby console - 28Jan22 13days - ...

And does it really matter anyway? — A terminal—or “terminal emulator”—is a small piece of software that allows you to use a command line interface on your local computer. They’re simple apps, but they can provide a rich feature-set too, including: keyboard shortcuts configurability custom styling integration with the native OS If you just want to learn…

Using the cd command to navigate a file system — The cd command is one of the most simple you’ll use. It stands for “change directory” and allows you to switch your ‘working directory’, i.e. your current location. Basic use When you run the cd command, you give it the name of a directory to move to. For example, if the directory…

For Mac users, at least, Typora is the best markdown editor — Typora, a cross-platform minimal markdown editor, recently came out of beta. For struggling writers, it brought with it a dilemma: shell out the $15 for a tool we’d come to depend on, or find a suitable alternative. Initially, I felt confident I could do the latter and save some hard-earned…

Baba is game. Mechanics are modifiable. Game is fun and challenging. — Ok, enough of that nonsense, I’m not keeping that up for an entire review! Baba Is You is a good old-fashioned puzzle game which, on the face of it, looks like a rather bedraggled scruff of a thing someone pulled out from the back of their C64. In fact, the…

Don’t miss out on your Miles bonus! — I’m Bobby Jack, I’m a big fan of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and I’m putting together a series of tips for the game. The 2.0.0 update introduced a handy portable ABD machine that you can use to access your bells from anywhere on your island. …

I’m Bobby Jack, I’m a big fan of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and I’m putting together a series of tips for the game. I’m attempting to publish as frequently as possible, so check back here often—even if there’s only a small number of tips here right now, there will be many more very soon! Earning money Get fossils assessed before you sell them Pay off Harv’s Island stores ASAP Earning Nook Miles