O3 Newtown – Side B: Study Space: The Game
Wherever you find a gamification system, a strategy guide is bound to follow. Let this be one of them. [⚠ Images ~2.4 MB]
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game play/dev, animu illustration, and futurestep enjoyer (with appropriate sunnies to match)
Charging Your Phone, Your Way… But Without IFTTT
Guess what happens when you pay for something to replace a previous one that became useless overnight. (Don’t guess if I’m planning to share the shame next time.)
O3 Newtown – Side A: Insanely Affordable Coworking
Probably the most comprehensive first-fortnight recount out there of a newly opened, reference-laden study space made for the 2020s student. [⚠ Images ~1.0 MB]
Purikura Photoland – Part III: Where To Now?
With such a unique place in Sydney gone, where does one go to relive the experience? Some spots come close. Others… you may simply have to wait. Or travel. [⚠ Images ~2.5 MB]
Purikura Photoland – Part II: Bridging Old Groups With New
Puri wasn’t the first to delve into online arcade rhythm games in Sydney. But they were the ones to make them mainstream, rekindling friends lost to time from past games. [⚠ Images ~3.7 MB]
Purikura Photoland – Part I: The End of (One of Many) Eras
Many places belonged in the hearts and memories of the true CBD Sydneysider. Alas, at the end of 2025, it was unfortunately time for yet another icon to be remembered. [⚠ Images ~4.9 MB]
Cost-Effective Curiosity
If something doesn’t work, fix it yourself. Or get someone else to do it. Or find a replacement of some sort. (Important: strictly in that order.) [⚠ Images ~298kB]
Charging Your Phone, Your Way… But Without Webhooks
Webhooks became a paid feature in IFTTT and broke my previous article’s fee-free smart charging solution. If you’ve got an Android device, there’s still hope. [⚠ Images ~1.4 MB]
NaNoWriMo 2023 – Part III: Creative Process
The last part of my reflection on NaNo 2023, as we look at the process of how everything came together: apps, spreadsheets, sleep cycles, and final takeaways. [⚠ Images ~1.6 MB]
NaNoWriMo 2023 – Part II: Retrospective
Part two of discussing my 2023 project – this time, we go down a trip through memory lane as I discuss work, rest, and play, and how my characters portrayed these experiences. [⚠ Images ~483 kB]
NaNoWriMo 2023 – Part I: Story
In this three-part series, I talk about my experiences with 2023’s grind to 50k words. I’ll first discuss the story – or rather, the characters, really. (tl;dr warning: yes, 22 min article, 1hr+ series!)
Charging Your Phone, Your Way: Automation in 20 Minutes
A (now paid) solution to make the most out of an Android phone’s battery with a smart switch – ready in as little as 20 minutes. [⚠ Images ~1.4 MB]