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May 14, 2021

Effective Beginner-Friendly Messaging for Dweb

In our session at Offline Camp 2019, we identified several problems with how the dweb is presented. Documentation often focuses on implementation details. While this is aligned with the DIY culture of the dweb, it can alienate beginners. As has been discussed before, decentralization is not enough. …

Offline First

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Effective Beginner-Friendly Messaging for Dweb
Effective Beginner-Friendly Messaging for Dweb
Offline First

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Dec 16, 2019

90s Aesthetics in Modern Tech

Approaching a blank canvas, 16x16 pixels at a time — I have the following goals for my personal projects: I want the end-product to be approachable. I want it to feel effortless for me to make progress on the project. I want the project to remain useful for a long time. In my lightning talk at Offline Camp Oregon 2019…

Pixel Art

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90s Aesthetics in Modern Tech
90s Aesthetics in Modern Tech
Pixel Art

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·Jul 29, 2019

Announcing google-cloud-bigquery Version 1.17.0: Query Results to DataFrame 31x Faster with Apache Arrow

TL;DR Upgrade to the latest google-cloud-bigquery and google-cloud-bigquery-storage packages to download query results to a DataFrame 4.5 times faster compared to the same method with version 1.16.0. If you aren't using the BigQuery Storage API yet, use it to download your query results 15 times faster compared to the BigQuery API…

Google Cloud Platform

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Announcing google-cloud-bigquery Version 1.17.0
Announcing google-cloud-bigquery Version 1.17.0
Google Cloud Platform

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Dec 30, 2018

Pixel Art Park 5 — An Attendee’s Review

Alexandra and I attended Pixel Art Park 5 in Tokyo on December 9, 2018. I loved seeing so many pixel art pieces, chiptunes, and retro-style video games in one place and meeting other artists. We got to the venue shortly before the festival opened and joined a long line to…

Pixel Art

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Pixel Art Park 5 — An Attendee’s Review
Pixel Art Park 5 — An Attendee’s Review
Pixel Art

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Dec 2, 2018

Fox Emoji

A year ago, I drew fox emoji for Alexandra’s birthday. I’m grateful for custom emoji as a unique way to express our love for each other. We’ve enjoyed these a year together. Now, I’d like to share our fox emoji pack (ZIP) with everyone. www.timswast.com/blog/2018...

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Fox Emoji
Fox Emoji

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Nov 8, 2018

Reflections on #octobit 2018

Octobit 2018 recently finished up. I’m quite pleased with how all the art I drew turned out!

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Reflections on #octobit 2018
Reflections on #octobit 2018

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Nov 5, 2018

Grey, you will be missed. Rest in peace.

Grey, you will be missed. Rest in peace.

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Grey, you will be missed. Rest in peace.
Grey, you will be missed. Rest in peace.

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Nov 1, 2018

A #hologram of the space salmon.

A #hologram of the space salmon. Someone is scoping out a fishing spot. Drawn for #octobit day 31. Feedback welcome. #pixelart #ドット絵 🎨

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A #hologram of the space salmon.
A #hologram of the space salmon.

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Oct 31, 2018

I think #punk independence may be well suited for life in the final frontier.

I think #punk independence may be well suited for life in the final frontier. Drawn for #octobit day 30. Feedback welcome. #pixelart #ドット絵 🎨

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I think #punk independence may be well suited for life in the final frontier.
I think #punk independence may be well suited for life in the final frontier.

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Oct 30, 2018

A #toxic sugary drink. Drawn for #octobit day 29. Feedback welcome. #pixelart #ドット絵 🎨

A #toxic sugary drink. Drawn for #octobit day 29. Feedback welcome. #pixelart #ドット絵 🎨

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A #toxic sugary drink. Drawn for #octobit day 29. Feedback welcome. #pixelart #ドット絵 🎨
A #toxic sugary drink. Drawn for #octobit day 29. Feedback welcome. #pixelart #ドット絵 🎨

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Tim Swast

Tim Swast

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I code and draw pixel art. Developer Relations @googlecloud Views expressed here are my own. Homepage: https://www.timswast.com/

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