Lee T lee2sman

Installing lua_ls in Neovim (via vim-plug)

1. Install the language server package

In Debian, etc download a release and follow install instructions.

Or in Void Linux, install from package manager

sudo xbps-install lua-language-server

PICO-8 size optimization stuff for tweetcarts

Here are some simple ways to make your PICO-8 code fit in ~~140~~ 280 characters (as in the #tweetjam #tweetcart craze). I did not invent these, I merely observed and collected them from the tweetjam thread.

LUA syntax stuff

Use single character variable names
Use x=.1 and x=.023, not x=0.1 or x=0.023
x=1/3 is shorter than x=.3333
You don't need to separate everything with spaces or write them on their own lines, e.g. circ(x,y,1)pset(z,q,7) works just as well

	function love.load()
	love.audio.setVolume(0.5) -- Set the global volume
	soundData = love.sound.newSoundData(44100, 44100, 16, 1) -- Create a new sound data object
	for i = 0, soundData:getSampleCount() - 1 do
	local time = i / 44100
	local frequency = 440 -- A4 note
	local value = math.sin(2 * math.pi * frequency * time) -- Generate sine wave
	soundData:setSample(i, value)
	end
	sound = love.audio.newSource(soundData) -- Create a new audio source

	#!/usr/bin/env fish

	# Check input arguments
	if test (count $argv) -lt 2
	echo "Usage: $argv[0] input.pdf output.txt"
	exit 1
	end

	set input $argv[1]
	set output $argv[2]

	Do a very loose still life of your desk. Any pen or pencil, etc on scrap paper. Pin to wall.
	Meditate for 5 minutes easy.
	Take a walk. Collect something. Bring it back to the studio.
	Take a photo walk, at least 5 photos, then arrange on a page/screen.
	Take one black and white photo.
	Go visit a tree. Hug or talk to it. Take notes.
	Sing or hum a wordless song that you make up. Enjoy it.
	Listen to a recording of a string instrument like a Cello or Viola for several minutes.
	Close your eyes and think of a past rainstorm - sound, taste. Name it.
	What color is the season? Take a short walk and look for items of that color.

	################################################################################
	# sox cheat sheet
	################################################################################
	# Example commands for the sox command-line audio processing tool,
	# for manipulating or batch processing audio files.
	################################################################################
	# Daniel Jones <dan-web@erase.net>
	################################################################################

	################################################################################

	#!/usr/bin/env fish

	function blog-serve
	set current_dir (basename (pwd))

	# Directory-specific detection
	switch $current_dir
	case nosebook
	echo "🌸 Detected Jekyll blog (nosebook)"
	bundle exec jekyll serve --baseurl ''

	#!/bin/bash

	# p5.js to L5 Converter
	# Usage: ./convert.sh input.js [output.lua]

	if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
	echo "Usage: $0 input.js [output.lua]"
	echo "Converts p5.js JavaScript files to L5 Lua syntax"
	exit 1
	fi