Max Glenister

UX Design, UI Design & Front-end Development. Technically a cyborg.

I've spent five weeks with the Hidizs AP30 Music Boy, a DAP that looks like a tiny Game Boy. Better audio hardware than the price suggests, firmware that's still being fixed, and no, you can't run games on it. I checked thoroughly.

https://blog.omgmog.net/post/hidizs-ap30-music-boy/ #DAP #audiophile #Hidizs

The Hidizs AP30 Music Boy — Max Glenister

I saw the Hidizs AP30 Music Boy on Reddit and got curious enough to reach out to Hidizs to see if they’d send me one to review. It’s a palm-sized DAP that la...

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On my blog I have a toggle between System default > Light > Dark - I'm probably the only one who uses the toggle, and it works great for me

Light/Dark/System Theme Setting Design - 10 Aug 2026 03:30 UTC

These 3D-printed objects can tell you if they’re being used properly

ShiftLens is a 3D printing system that lets objects change their appearance when they're pressed, slid, or turned — without using any electronics. The system could simplify the creation of interactive objects that change visually through touch alone.

Like a firework exploding in the joint – here's everything you need to know about cracking your knuckles.

Should you stop cracking your knuckles?

Like a firework exploding in the joint – here's everything you need to know about cracking your knuckles.

Dithered QR code generator

Make QR codes with photos in them

Super Mario Derivations

One of the most surprising aspects of the Nix language is that it is lazy, especially if you have never used a lazy language before. This laziness is what makes much of Nixpkgs possible, and its complexity.

A shell exclamation mark is not for yelling. Be lazy. | Filip Roséen - refp.se

Event designators have been hiding in not-so-plain-sight since the late 1970s — so powerful that forgetting might be part of a massive conspiracy to wear out developer keyboards faster than otherwise.

“As a Windows user, it’s a very surreal way to install a program.” – Unsung

A blog about software craft and quality

How to Make a Nintendo 64 Game in 2026

PhobosLab

Quake – 30th Anniversary Update

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Quake, we have collaborated with MachineGames to create a new episode, Dawn of the Machine, now available as a free update to Quake.

Mario meets Pareto

Discover how to find the best Mario Kart 8 build using the Pareto frontier method. This interactive guide explores multi-objective optimization of speed, acceleration, and other key stats to help you beat your friends on the race track.

Anime User Interface

Free Printable Paper Globes — Folding Paper Globes

Free print-ready folding paper globe templates: the Moon, Mars, Earth at night, and more. Download, print, cut, fold, glue.

Elevators

How elevators push your buttons

Max Glenisterpublished this 31 July 2026

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@omgmog this reminded me about the elevator programming game: https://play.elevatorsaga.com/ Elevator Saga - the elevator programming game

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95 reasons for having your own website

A running list of reasons to have your own website in 2026.

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The Launch of CodePen 2.0

If you sense a joyous exhale, that’s Team CodePen in crossing this launch milestone for the most ambitious professional project any of us has ever achieved. Today, we declare CodePen 2.0 offi…

Gander 🪿

Take a gander at any file. A tiny, open source, fully offline file viewer for Android that opens PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, photos, videos, audio, Markdown, text and code in one app, with zero permissions, no ads, no tracking and no internet access at all.

GitHub - mokshablr/gander: Take a gander at any file. Offline, zero-permission Android viewer for PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, photos, video, audio, Markdown and code.

Take a gander at any file. Offline, zero-permission Android viewer for PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, photos, video, audio, Markdown and code. - mokshablr/gander