Hi. My name is bitstacker. I like to make stuff in both hardware and software. I work as a network engineer at a university in Bremen, Germany. Sometimes i post on Mastodon as @bitstacker@23.social. You can mail me via bitstacker (at) never-afk.de. If you want to chat: reach me on Matrix via @bitstacker:never-afk.de
- Mail: bitstacker (at) never-afk.de
- Mastodon: @bitstacker@23.social
- Matrix: @bitstacker:never-afk.de
What about that header image?
Well, i wanted this blog to look like a BBS (Bulletin Board System). The image was drawn using PabloDraw. I wanted it to display the "bit" avatar i always use. The BBS systems in the 90's had a lot of nonsense info posted when you logged in. I also wanted to recreate that. But my artistic skills are limited (as you can see) :D
What is that avatar you always use?
It's a "bit" from the 80's movie Tron. The bit in the movie is a flying entity that can only answer "yes" or "no". It is represented as an Icosidodecahedron and changes based on it's answer. There are actually three states: Idle, Yes and No. I only use the idle state. I even recreated it in blender (with animation!). I use it as an avatar everywhere i can. Go watch Tron!
What is that font? Where can i get it?
The font is from here: https://int10h.org/oldschool-pc-fonts/ and was made by "VileR". He published it under Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA).