The Frugal Gamer
The Frugal Gamer
FrugalGamer
Welcome to my personal website! I like programming, making games, pixel art, drawing, and archiving bits of the web that speak to me, and this is where I stick it all so that it's in one big place.
Latest Posts
I’ve been chatting with a good number of folks who are turning down streaming services lately for various reasons. I’ve blogged about this before, and if you’re looking for advice on how to make the switch, I and a lot of others have...
This little simplistic device has been making the rounds on the smallweb lately, and I have fallen prey to the hype. That said, I have no regrets and have been enjoying my time with it, so here are my thoughts on the gadget. The X4 by...
I’ve been hoarding photos of things outside for a little while in the hopes that I could find some theme to tie them altogether. They’re getting kind of numerous, though, so I think it’s time to put them up. These range from the snow...
Brennan.day has been writing about the future of the internet and whether or not our websites will survive into the future. He has a lot of good points, and you should definitely give the article a read: How Are We Preparing for the Long...
I’m making this post today to discuss a musical artist that you’ve most certainly never heard of, and I think that’s a shame. While artists giving their music away under alternative licenses is a lot more common today, this one was doing...
It’s time to look at more stuff that I’ve been building in Voxelibre! Voxelibre is a Minecraft-like game played in the Luanti engine that I spend a lot of my free time in, and I’ve done a lot of different builds in it. If you’d like to...
This is a bit of an unusual post, as I generally don’t write much about my work life stuff since it’s rather boring, and this isn’t really a “professional” blog. However, this one was frustrating enough that I figure it might help some...
This month’s Indieweb Carnival topic is the “Meaning of life,” hosted by Jeremiah Lee, and although I usually take breaks between participating, this one tickled me a lot. My answer is probably going to be a bit rambly, but I’ve tried to...
Hello everyone, I hope you are all staying safe and warm! Texas and the rest of the southern United States is experiencing freezing weather right now, and everything is closing early. We are absolutely not equipped to handle snow and...
Aleem Shaun has recently posted his answers to Ellane’s Eight Questions about Plain Text, and they’re a good quick read, as are Ellane’s. I’ve written about plain text before, and even made a zine about it, so I decided to throw my...
My crafting time usually coincides with less work on online these days, so in my relative absence I’ve been doing a lot of sewing, and a little bit of crocheting. These are all wearables for me (and one is a gift), some out of necessity,...
This year I listened to a lot more music than normal. This is a good thing for me, because it means I’m doing pretty good emotionally. In short, I use my music listening habits to track my depression, and more means it’s not been a big...