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Todd Sundsted
toddsundsted@epiktistes.comBetter dead than bored.
toddsundsted@epiktistes.comBetter dead than bored.
| Introduction | https://epiktistes.com/introduction |
|---|---|
| GitHub | https://github.com/toddsundsted/ktistec |
| Pronouns | he/him |
| 🌎 | Sector 001 |
Todd Sundsted posted Aug 16, 2025
There’s more space under the umbrella of interactive fiction than I knew, coming from the Zork corner of that universe.
I’ve been a fan of the puzzle-style games as long as I can remember. I always keep a bunch of Andrew Plotkin’s games (and other authors) in Frotz on my phone for spare moments.
The panelists’ advice for getting started was simple: try writing a choose your own adventure game in Twine. Just give it a try!
They highlighted an excellent example of modern interactive fiction: The Writer Will Do Something.
No one mentioned MUDs, MOOs, and other multiplayer text-based games. Maybe those games are not literate enough? 🤔
Justin Bortnick, Tina Connolly, Langley Hyde, Andrew Plotkin, Stephen Grande
Todd Sundsted posted Aug 16, 2025
Release v2.4.9 of Ktistec
Release v2.4.9 of Ktistec fixes two significant bugs. From the changelog:
- Don't reset
next_attempt_atin tasks when server restarts. - Fix incorrect syntax for inline tags in Slang templates.
The first bug resulted in server maintenance tasks running immediately, every time the server restarted, and then beginning their cadence of scheduled runs from there. The second bug surfaced after I released a new version of Slang that itself included a bug fix.
Todd Sundsted posted Aug 15, 2025
Crystal does not yet have proper SIMD support, but this article shows how you can already use SIMD instructions with inline assembly:
https://dev.to/kojix2/writing-simd-in-crystal-with-inline-assembly-1lkp
Todd Sundsted posted Aug 11, 2025
Todd Sundsted posted Aug 8, 2025
i got a custom made shirt for next week!
Todd Sundsted posted Aug 6, 2025
Release v2.4.8 of Ktistec
Ktistec v2.4.8 has many small fixes and improvements, but includes one significant fix to ActivityPub garbage collection, which was the major feature introduced in the last release.
⚠️ Important Note: Building with Crystal Language version 1.17.x is not supported due to two breaking changes. See:
(Maybe it's three changes—compile times are also far slower and executable sizes are much larger.)
Added
- Send "User-Agent" header identifying Ktistec on outbound HTTP requests.
- Add accept/reject action buttons to top panel on actor pages.
Fixed
- Add index on "username" on "actors" table. (Fixes a regression introduced in e659e84a.)
- Rejection now correctly sets follow relationships as confirmed (previously they remained pending).
- Fix garbage collection issues with threads created in earlier versions.
Changed
- Prioritize the author's self-replies in thread view.
Enjoy!
Todd Sundsted posted Aug 1, 2025
Ktistec PSA
Ktistec (temporarily) only builds with versions of the Crystal Programming Language 1.16.3 and below. There was a significant change to the libxml integration in the Crystal Standard Library in version 1.17.0. Ktistec implements some extensions on top of the standard library that need to be updated as a result. A permanent fix in in progress.
Todd Sundsted posted Jul 31, 2025
upcoming plans:
- WorldCon, Seattle, Aug. 13–17, 2025
- Dragon Con, Atlanta, Aug. 28–Sep. 1, 2025
i pains me to miss Gen Con this weekend, but it would be three cons in ~5 weeks!
i think my whole family may make it to dragon con this year—it started out as our annual family vacation, so it's very nice when that still works out.
Todd Sundsted posted Jul 27, 2025
i ordered a shirt a while ago from the second weaving of the Worldcon 2024 tartan. it has arrived!
