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Scott Schiller @schill

Technical creative. Canadian. Front-end @ Critical Mass (2002-05), Y!/Flickr (05-14), Slack (14-20.) Web, music, A/V tech. Creator of SoundManager 2.

Joined April 2007
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Today's work: a ridiculous Gulp.js script. Hacking console.log calls into a simplified UI, including a progress bar. github.com/scottschiller/Arm…
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`gulp build-bnb`: encoding special "Virtual Stupidity" assets - wav to mp3/opus.

ALT `gulp build-bnb`: encoding special "Virtual Stupidity" assets - wav to mp3/opus.

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I should add, you should never do this as it's evil and bad and will arguably break when Gulp updates and changes something. In the meantime, here's how I did it. github.com/scottschiller/Arm…

Gulp `FANCY_OUTPUT`: minimal progress bar UI. · scottschiller/ArmorAlley@de96b94

Shenanigans and hacks abound, here be dragons etc. 🐉 😅 (But, it's prettier.) Use `gulp --verbose` for standard console / terminal output.

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Scott Schiller@schill
Jan 12
Two months' work in a two-second .GIF. 😆

ALT AKAI MPC60 restoration: before / after.
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Scott Schiller@schill
Jan 10
20 hours of video shot over two months, distilled to a few seconds: the restoration of a legendary AKAI MPC 60 drum machine. Stay tuned.
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Scott Schiller@schill
24 Sep 2025
Spotify / djay integration returns on Windows, but not on iOS: IMHO, the most important one. (Presumably, license / contract-related.) theverge.com/news/784347/spo…

Spotify is adding support for third-party DJ apps, again

Spotify is adding support for third-party DJ apps, including Algoriddim’s djay, Serato, and redbox.

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Scott Schiller@schill
12 Dec 2025
Ah-ha: The Spotify integration is back for djay on iOS and Android. Most excellent news. macrumors.com/2025/12/11/spo…

Spotify Integration for Algoriddim's Djay App Expands to iOS and iPadOS

Back in September, Algoriddim's djay apps for Mac and Windows regained Spotify integration, allowing Spotify Premium subscribers to access the service's full music catalog and their own libraries and...

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Scott Schiller@schill
14 Sep 2025
Sometimes, things just line up. Night sky, with light from flame while camping. Super, natural British Columbia. 🏕️✨
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Scott Schiller@schill
23 Aug 2025
Four years ago today, I took delivery of some new specialized weather sensing equipment. How time flies. As I always say, it is a huge privilege and an honour to have and to bring surprise, joy and delight to people. #BTTF #Delorean
COP: "What you got under here?" DOC: "Don't touch that! Some new specialized weather sensing equipment!"

ALT COP: "What you got under here?" DOC: "Don't touch that! Some new specialized weather sensing equipment!"

DeLorean "Time Machine" replica, "IN FLUX" - VIN #4549.

ALT DeLorean "Time Machine" replica, "IN FLUX" - VIN #4549.

DeLorean "Time Machine" replica, "IN FLUX" - VIN #4549.

ALT DeLorean "Time Machine" replica, "IN FLUX" - VIN #4549.

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Scott Schiller@schill
21 Jul 2025
Ongoing side quest / final boss challenge: 5.25" floppy drives via USB. 💾 PC-98, 77-track / 1232KB format working, the holy grail of course is 1.2 MB. Stay tuned. youtu.be/5ub8cPXw_2w

5.25" USB Floppy Drive: PC98 / 3-mode demo, DIY, how it works.

Disclaimer: An experiment in progress. "3-mode" 1.23M (77 track for...

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Scott Schiller@schill
18 Mar 2025
I bought my first car twenty years ago today: a 2005 Toyota Celica. Still have it, practically mint; recently hit 30,000 miles. In retrospect, my "alternate choices" list (from my blogging days) has aged well. I forgot about that.
2005 Toyota Celica GT, thundercloud metallic w/"action package."

ALT 2005 Toyota Celica GT, thundercloud metallic w/"action package."

"Planning the Acquisition" - from my web site, when I wrote about buying the Celica.

ALT "Planning the Acquisition" - from my web site, when I wrote about buying the Celica.
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7 Mar 2025
Towers are made of text. ↓
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Scott Schiller@schill
24 Feb 2025
Given the chance: 1) Meet your heroes. 2) Say thanks, and keep it brief. 3) When in doubt, bring extra plutonium. ☢️😆
With Christopher Lloyd, most known for his "Doc Brown" role in the "Back To The Future" trilogy.

ALT With Christopher Lloyd, most known for his "Doc Brown" role in the "Back To The Future" trilogy.
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Scott Schiller@schill
14 Feb 2025
Work in progress: Discord Slack webhook support. Share real-time results with friends online, nicely-formatted.
Screenshot of a Discord message, game stats for an "Armor Alley" battle which was victorious. Duration, score, buildings owned and units ordered / lost.

ALT Screenshot of a Discord message, game stats for an "Armor Alley" battle which was victorious. Duration, score, buildings owned and units ordered / lost.
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Scott Schiller@schill
10 Feb 2025
Bless the folks live-streaming video game footage on YouTube labeled as "Super Bowl 2025." Tens of thousands of people watching, eventually figuring out something is not quite right - sort of like the video loop in "Speed." 🚌📼
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Twenty years ago today was my first day working at Yahoo! HQ in Silicon Valley proper. I got to meet my heroes, work with some great people and build some fun things at scale. It was a pivotal career experience, and I owe it to a number of folks who believed me worth hiring.
With a former, and eventual colleague-to-be outside the Y! Sunnyvale sign in 2006.

ALT With a former, and eventual colleague-to-be outside the Y! Sunnyvale sign in 2006.

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I like to think I haven't changed all that much, of course; I still have too much fun making whimsical things in web browsers. armor-alley.net
"Armor Alley" web remake, with "Virtual Stupidity" theme. https://play.armor-alley.net/

ALT "Armor Alley" web remake, with "Virtual Stupidity" theme. https://play.armor-alley.net/
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Scott Schiller@schill
5 Feb 2025
World Cancer Day, and Facebook's birthday - both today. How about that.
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Scott Schiller@schill
4 Feb 2025
SDL Sopwith, ported from the original from 1984 and playable in-browser, and there's also a network version! Fun game with a unique network-based company backstory. Watch out for those flocks of birds - and the CPU player, too; real nasty. 😅 🛩️ fragglet.github.io/sdl-sopwi…
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Scott Schiller@schill
23 Jan 2025
*Also* relevant to my interests. flickr.com/year-in-review/20…
Flickr email: "Flickr confirms the existence of time travel."

ALT Flickr email: "Flickr confirms the existence of time travel."
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Scott Schiller@schill
23 Jan 2025
Work in progress: nearing feature-complete on in-browser game controller support. 🎮🚁
Armor Alley (web remake) preferences modal: Gamepad controls and support.

ALT Armor Alley (web remake) preferences modal: Gamepad controls and support.
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