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Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

This is not a drill, they might be adding baby chicks to Minecraft:

Preview image from the Minecraft snapshot showing baby chickens, baby pigs, puppies, and a baby cow

January 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

I saw Monocraft in this video by @docjade.com, so you know it's gonna be good
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTPB...

I beat Factorio on 1,000 Floppy disks.

YouTube video by DocJade

www.youtube.com

January 7, 2026 at 4:25 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

I've added the limited edition winter holiday cards to acmail.idreesinc.com, get em while they're hot! Or cold I suppose...

Animal Crossing New Horizons (by Nintendo) cards displayed on a webpage with different holiday stationeries and templates.

January 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Pocket Bird has been updated on Chrome and Firefox to include new colorful sticky notes! Get the update here: idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird

Colorful sticky notes pasted onto a website using my open source Pocket Bird browser extension

January 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Happy New Year nerds! Hope you all have a wonderful 2026, and I can’t wait to show you all of the fun projects I’ve got planned for this year!

January 1, 2026 at 9:05 PM

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Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Pocket Bird is now available for Chrome and Firefox! Adopt a tiny bird for your browser that hops around your webpages and flies atop images. Collect falling feathers to unlock more birds and rub your cursor over its head to give it a pet! Get it here:
idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird
#opensource #pet

Pocket Bird by Idrees

It's a pet bird that hops around your browser, what more could you want?

idreesinc.itch.io

November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM

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zep.p8

@lexaloffle.bsky.social

Use any cartridge as a desktop wallpaper directly from splore, coming soon in #picotron 0.2.2

December 17, 2025 at 8:29 AM

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Ross Wintle

@rosswintle.uk

This is so frickin cute. A browser extension that adds a little pettable bird to your web browsing. I love the whimsy.

idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird

Pocket Bird - Your Portable Desktop Pet by Idrees

It's a pet bird that hops around your browser, what more could you want? Works on work and school computers!

idreesinc.itch.io

December 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM

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LuBu

@lubu.bsky.social

While the Lou team and I are busy bringing Lou's Lagoon over the finishing line, the Verdant Team at @tinyroargames.bsky.social has been working in secret on something pretty amazing 🌱

Please wishlist Verdant on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/4162340/...

#gamedev #indiegame #reveal

December 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

It's a shame that the trend of adding easter eggs to software seems to have fizzled out a lot in the last decade. I understand that it makes testing a bit harder, but damn if I don't miss them.

December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Monocraft has been updated with font hints! That means that rendering should be a lot clearer on Windows/Linux, especially at lower resolutions. I've also fixed the NerdFonts build and included more icons, as well as added TODO and NOTE ligatures!
Get it here: github.com/IdreesInc/Mo...
#opensource

Release v4.2 - I'll give you a hint (Updated) · IdreesInc/Monocraft

Monocraft now has font hinting! That means that rendering on Windows and Linux should be significantly sharper and cleaner, especially at lower resolutions (or in the terminal). I've also fixed the...

github.com

December 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM

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Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Just a reminder that typing “unown” into my PicoChat iMessage app might reveal an easter egg…

Idrees 🌕 @idreesinc.com · Feb 26

"Did I add easter eggs? That is 'unown'..."
(try typing unown in PicoChat)

December 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Just a reminder that typing “unown” into my PicoChat iMessage app might reveal an easter egg…

Idrees 🌕 @idreesinc.com · Feb 26

December 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

God bless unit tests, I truly don't think I'd be able to work on any of my personal projects without them. Being able to come back to a project after 6 months and know that your changes aren't breaking anything is such a relief lol

November 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Waypoint for @obsidian.md has been updated! Mostly bug fixes and PR merges, though I've also added a couple features like base detection and dynamic comment opacity:
github.com/IdreesInc/Wa...

Release 3.0.0 · IdreesInc/Waypoint

Bug fixes, get your bug fixes! And new bugs, I'm sure... Mainly, fixed bases not being detected and merged a few PRs from some extremely patient contributors. Also I have a project discord now: htt...

github.com

November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Kids, never procrastinate reviewing PRs, cause those merge conflicts add up...
#opensource

VS Code screen showing obsidian waypoint source code in the Monocraft font with a ton of red on screen showing that there are a ton of merge conflicts

November 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM

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Miguel de Icaza

@migueldeicaza.bsky.social

Reminder, this Friday all my open source code is available at a 50% discount!

November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Unfortunately, it looks like VS Code locks down the UI pretty tight and it isn't possible for me to port Pocket Bird to it without directly patching the Electron app. On the other hand, you can now add Pocket Bird to your own websites with an embed script!
github.com/IdreesInc/Po...
#opensource

GitHub - IdreesInc/Pocket-Bird: It's a bird that hops around your apps and browser, the future is here

It's a bird that hops around your apps and browser, the future is here - IdreesInc/Pocket-Bird

github.com

November 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

I've decided that Pocket Bird's sticky notes weren't colourful enough so time to fix that!

A bunch of sticky notes on a webpage made with my open source browser extension "Pocket Bird". They are in a variety of colors.

November 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Currently testing adding Pocket Bird to @obsidian.md and a glitch made WAY TOO MANY BIRDS

November 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM

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mira 🐌

@mhd.bsky.social

11/10 recommend, my bird is an adorable writing buddy

Idrees 🌕 @idreesinc.com · Nov 12

Pocket Bird is now available for Chrome and Firefox! Adopt a tiny bird for your browser that hops around your webpages and flies atop images. Collect falling feathers to unlock more birds and rub your cursor over its head to give it a pet! Get it here:
idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird
#opensource #pet

Pocket Bird by Idrees

It's a pet bird that hops around your browser, what more could you want?

idreesinc.itch.io

November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Pocket Bird is now available for Chrome and Firefox! Adopt a tiny bird for your browser that hops around your webpages and flies atop images. Collect falling feathers to unlock more birds and rub your cursor over its head to give it a pet! Get it here:
idreesinc.itch.io/pocket-bird
#opensource #pet

Pocket Bird by Idrees

It's a pet bird that hops around your browser, what more could you want?

idreesinc.itch.io

November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM

Idrees 🌕

@idreesinc.com

Apologies for the extended downtime on my bluesky feeds! I was on a trip and the server went down, but they should be back now. Thank you for your patience!
#indietechfeed

November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM