Feed – Perry Rylance

Chiptune radio station launched!

Posted on January 2, 2023 by perry

As I’ve been off work for a couple of weeks, I’ve had some headspace for working on personal computing projects. This project is something I’ve been thinking about for quite some time now, but also undertaken on a bit of…

No more horns 😔

Posted on January 2, 2023 by perry

Unfortunately my train horn piano project is now over and done. The train horn piano was destroyed in a shed fire last Autumn, it’s beyond any kind of recovery and I have no intention of building another one mainly due…

Building Big Z

Posted on December 30, 2022 by perry

An as of yet unfinished project, introducing Big Z!

WordPress 5.9

Posted on January 29, 2022 by perry

WordPress has come a long, long way since I started working with it some eight years ago. The introduction of the Gutenberg editor to the core was the last significant improvement to the core, albeit badly received in some circles.…

Pneumatic day

Posted on January 29, 2022 by perry

I’ve now got all the parts for the Train Horn Piano and am finalising the build. The horn rack is assembled, all my compression chambers are assembled with the diaphragms cut and inserted, all that’s left to do now is…

Programmers Puzzlebox

Posted on January 1, 2022 by perry

Here’s an iteration of a concept I came up with over the holidays. If you’re a web developer, you might enjoy this set of sixteen puzzles. Be warned! The difficulty ramps up significantly. The game starts as soon as you…

Overblowing

Posted on January 1, 2022 by perry

Further progress is being made with the train horn piano. I’ve cut a pipe for the low E2 and for the E3 an octave above that and tested these out with the new battery and rig. Unfortunately, my E2 is…

Building the frame

Posted on December 19, 2021 by perry

My train horn piano needs a frame on which the horns and other components can sit. I’ve grabbed some lengths of slotted angle iron and given them a lick of yellow Hammerite. I have a 12v 110Ah lead acid deep…

First successful air horn test!

Posted on December 14, 2021 by perry

I’m very pleased to have successfully sound tested my prototype air horn / train horn for the first time! Using a (poor quality) test battery, we were able to get the air tank up to 40PSI, the hardware is rated…

CSS Paint API

Posted on November 27, 2021 by perry

I’ve recently become aware of the CSS Paint API and am excited to start using it. I can see this having potential uses in keeping payload sizes down on sites, I’m also excited to experiment and find out just what…