I’ve been thinking over the past day or so that I should simply dump the domain and reabsorb Triumph.report back into Braytech.
I think simple and purpose built sites/apps are great but as an individual developer, finding the time to maintain multiple properties is really hard. Working on serverside stuff these last weeks, which often has no visual impact, has reminded me firmly of this.
Additionally, Braytech has glowed up since I built Triumph.report in 2021 (according to Gi...
2023-06-20 16:53:11 +0000 UTC
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Been diddling with my servers, exploring Portainer, Prometheus, Grafana, and enabling firewalls. It's weirdly rewarding.
It's far nicer to look at
than
too.
I wish I could afford to add more power to the VM to see if I could collect profile data faster.
None ...
2023-06-09 04:38:47 +0000 UTC
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Sticker packs have been mailed. Such a physical experience.
2023-06-07 02:35:05 +0000 UTC
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Just a little bit of fun. iOS only. Haven’t looked at android.
2023-06-06 01:17:02 +0000 UTC
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I wish I had a sibling or loved one I could coerce unpaid labour onto
Cutting and weeding stickers as part of last months new Patron reward.
2023-06-04 23:29:59 +0000 UTC
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Would you prefer a Clan feature or a Character feature?
2023-06-02 16:11:07 +0000 UTC
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A few posts ago, I asked you if you’d like stickers. I learnt that you do like stickers and “badges,” which are now even better than before.
I’ve been persistently time poor, trying to keep everything updated and sparkling. I continue to drag my weight when writing change logs and for that I’...
2023-05-28 01:00:14 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
When you share specific Braytech URLs in specific apps (Discord, Twitter, Messenger, etc.) a dynamic image based on that URL may be generated to give a preview of the link! i.e. https://bray.tech/inspect/item/1849149215
When I built https://bray.tech/legend, it was entirely with the intention of b...
2023-05-23 15:30:51 +0000 UTC
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Good news everyone!
Team DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS DEVELOPERS have won the Bungie Foundation donor drive by collectively extracting a many money from people like you. You've just paid to make people's lives more liveable.
I'd personally like to thank the better half of Trials Report, Marruk, for leading the charge, and preparing some sick graphics.
2023-05-23 14:50:40 +0000 UTC
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2023-04-12 13:05:17 +0000 UTC
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G'day. Let's talk changes for Lightfall!
Now, I was going to make a fancy and impressively long list of all the changes I've made to Braytech since Lightfall's release a month ago but that'd be way more effort than it's worth to either of us so you should instead just trust me and be impressed. Impressed? That's right!
In lieu of an exhaustive list, I'll outline what I'm most proud of...
Maps
Man, Maps are a slog. It's not necessarily hard w...
2023-03-25 17:35:09 +0000 UTC
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Braytech's new Legend view.
Braytech has had incarnations of this feature in the past and something similar is available through Triumph.report (something else I built that uses the commonality data I collect for Braytech) but those features were deprecated for various reasons.
This one is built to last.
I have more objectives in my plan for this ...
2023-02-26 02:17:30 +0000 UTC
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Working on something
2023-02-22 02:11:40 +0000 UTC
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One of the rewards granted by the upper echelon tiers is member link flair inside the app and listing on the "Credits" view.
Prior to today, synchronising Patron and Destiny membership data required that I manually export and import data in CSV format. Pretty poor! 😅
Years ago, I tried to automate this using Patreon's API but I lacked the understanding and skills to pull it off. Now it's effortless. It's not a special thing–just a reminder that anything is possible with time....
2023-02-20 21:36:47 +0000 UTC
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I'm looking to increase incentive and value for both existing and future patrons!
- Do you like vinyl stickers?
- Would physical, posted rewards increase the value of your contribution to this project?
2023-02-14 17:38:36 +0000 UTC
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Can you believe it's almost Destiny 2's sixth year? What the hell.
For me, 2022 ended in the worst ways possible. Can only go up from here and all that. Your support during that time, despite being unaware of the depth (I know, I'm being very melodramatic) of my troubles was second to none. I hope you entered the new year on better grounds than I!
In amongst the tra...
2023-01-13 03:52:10 +0000 UTC
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Captain's log, Stardate 51268.4. This morning's attack destroyed the power grid on deck 11. No casualties this time but the replicator system was badly damaged. We've gone to emergency rations. As a result, the situation has gotten a little worse. Environmental controls continue to fail, seven decks have been rendered uninhabitable and we've had to relocate the crew. Quarters are close, nerves are frayed, and I'm not sure what's more difficult to maintain – Voyager's systems or...
2022-12-09 04:16:48 +0000 UTC
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It's Season of Plunder and the weather is disappointing – or at least it is in Brisbane.
The first few weeks are always about patching bugs and bring Braytech up to speed with API changes and content amendments to support the new season. That went fine.
Then I got really depressed, like more so than usual and I guess that's what today's post is really about: a shareholder call to reassure the patrons that I am in fact not dead (yet) and that I do, as I always have, feel accounta...
2022-09-28 05:26:33 +0000 UTC
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- Easy to subscribe/unsubscribe to events
- Can fire for any, a single, or multiple selected conditions
- Available on iOS, Android, and desktop
Next steps include adding more events which you can subscribe to and exposing the functionality through little UI in places around Braytech where it's relevant
I might do a "tech blog" about it soon
P.S. iOS update ...
2022-07-06 17:08:53 +0000 UTC
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It would seem that I lied.
Push notifications will soon be available for iOS as well. I didn’t believe I had the skill to make it work but here we are.
An App Store update will be required to access them.
The configuration page for notifications looks simple but there’s actually many moving parts and I’m not yet confident in both its reliability and the r...
2022-07-04 21:28:31 +0000 UTC
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I’ve heard you loud and clear. You want them.
Good news, everyone. You’re getting them soon.
I’ve made some excellent progress. That said, I’ve been working on the easy bits: developing the settings UI to enable push notifications as a user and the back end Voluspa APIs that handle your data and send them.
If you’ve used Braytech, you know what I’m like when it comes to UI. I sometimes choose simplicity and design aesthetic over the features you want (more tha...
2022-07-01 07:38:32 +0000 UTC
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If Braytech could send you notifications, what would they be?
For example, select a vendor item and be notified when it’s available for purchase.
2022-06-30 15:28:22 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends!
Just checking in... Look at all those green "now available!" labels! An unintentional side effect of using this as a platform for feedback is how it makes me more easily accountable to you. Yes, after all this time, I still worry users and patrons don't see the value in what I do and how they choose to invest their spare change. 🥲
This is one of t...
2022-06-11 21:44:45 +0000 UTC
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Recently, I made a few changes to how I collect feedback and suggestions.
Previously, I had collected notes through Discord channels, but I found that sometimes ideas would either be lost to time or re-requested before I could deliver. I needed a better system.
As such, I've setup a home for it on GitHub. Haven't been going long but it's already going strong. I've been able ...
2022-04-17 05:39:44 +0000 UTC
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Hello friends. Hope you're all well. Checking in.
April is the month of technical debt reparations! Some of you know what's up but for the rest, this is all about making good on past choices.
In software development, technical debt (also known as design debt or code debt) is the implied cost of additional rework caused by choosing an easy (limited) solution now instead of using a better approach that would take longer.
Straight from Wikipedia. Some co...
2022-04-02 00:12:22 +0000 UTC
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I struggle severely with finding motivation to write change logs for Braytech. It's a little section towards the bottom of the landing page that details what I've done with each new version which I deploy. So, you can imagine how I feel about positing to Patreon and the blog that also lives on Braytech's landing page!
I'm sure it's for multiple reasons including; I'm not making something better and I'm reflecting on what I've done and as I have some perfectionist tendencies, it's a remi...
2022-03-13 06:18:20 +0000 UTC
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As I'm not the best at regularly and consistently posting updates to Patreon, I thought I'd try video updates.
I didn't spend much time on this and seeing and hearing myself freaks me out... But I think it might help foster trust and and add value to your investment in me.
I'll probably do this again, however anxious to makes me feel (feelings are temporary yolo)
2022-01-14 04:19:47 +0000 UTC
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November 21, 2021
Braytech version 1 is released to the App Store for review. Following lengthy reviews by Apple's team, it was approved.
It's the same great web app you know and love, but with a dedicated instance in memory and a customised view controller which allows the app to occupy the entire display. Translation: even prettier than before.
There's more to come including handling any bray.tech links you stumble across on the web, Discord, etc., which will open inside t...
2021-12-03 19:34:18 +0000 UTC
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Oscar: Hey. I just wanted you to know that you can't just say the word "bankruptcy" and expect anything to happen.
Michael Scott: I didn't say it. I declared it.
Hello to you all, my most favourite people. You've granted me many freedoms with Braytech and enabled me to devote approximately half of my waking hours to it and I thank you. The skills I've attained and experiences I've had, both through its development and your patronage a...
2021-10-27 06:42:46 +0000 UTC
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I'm once again asking for your feedback, suggestions, ideas, and enthusiasm.
As patrons of Braytech, you both enable and inspire me to create this platform for both you and I. This is a powerful thing and I thank you. In a way, you're apart of my everyday life. The internet is exceptional.
So please, if you now (or ever) have anything to propose I focus on, please comment below, or even join the Discord (if...
2021-07-12 10:40:27 +0000 UTC
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