Over the more than a decade that I've been hosting Coder Radio, there's been an evolving story about Microsoft's relationship with Linux. It's been a trend of at first resistance (think the Balmer era) and now full on embrace. Can it be? Well, if you followed Build...
Captain’s Log, Stardate 2026.86. Back in February, I made a bold claim: 2026 is the Year of the Linux Desktop, and opinionated software like COSMIC is the warp drive we’ve been waiting for. It’s one thing to talk about theoretical warp speeds in a review, but it’s...
I’ve spent a lot of time recently reflecting on 2026 as the Year of the Linux Desktop. While I stand by the idea that "opinionated software" like COSMIC is the warp drive we’ve been waiting for, looking back from the bridge of The Mad Botter reveals a different sensor...
Hey Coders! Have you ever played a strategy game like HexVeil and wondered, "How does the computer know the Knight has 15 HP?" or "How does it know where to draw the characters?" Today, we are going to crack open the engine behind HexVeil we (at The Mad Bottter) call...
Another year begins, another orbit complete. The nacelles are stable, the consoles are humming, and the view-screen is full of familiar patterns repeating themselves — just at a slightly different scale. If 2025 was about correcting course, 2026 looks like a year of...
Captain’s Log, Stardate 2025.12: We’ve completed another orbit. The nacelles are glowing, the cloud bills are astronomical, and the spreadsheets are still trying to take over the bridge. It’s time for the 2025 Year-End Retrospective. For the developers, IT Directors,...
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Hi! I’m Mike! I’m a software engineer who codes at The Mad Botter INC. You might know me from Coder Radio or The Mike Dominick Show. Drop me a line if you’re interested in having some custom mobile or web development done.
