Zachary Vance
@za3k.bsky.social
Hack-a-Day, Day 29. "Kim's Game" is a memory game where you're shown a tray of objects, and have to remember what's on the tray, or what got removed.
Mine uses faces, for spy reasons.
blog.za3k.com/kims-game/
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to make one new project every day in November.
Mine uses faces, for spy reasons.
blog.za3k.com/kims-game/
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to make one new project every day in November.
November 29, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 29. "Kim's Game" is a memory game where you're shown a tray of objects, and have to remember what's on the tray, or what got removed.
Mine uses faces, for spy reasons.
blog.za3k.com/kims-game/
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to make one new project every day in November.
Mine uses faces, for spy reasons.
blog.za3k.com/kims-game/
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to make one new project every day in November.
Hack-a-Day, Day 28: Guess Who
The classic kids' game available to play online. Photos are fake people.
The classic kids' game available to play online. Photos are fake people.
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 28: Guess Who
The classic kids' game available to play online. Photos are fake people.
The classic kids' game available to play online. Photos are fake people.
Hack-a-Day, Day 26: Idle Golf
za3k.github.io/idle-golf/
I made a mini-golf idle game. It takes about 30 minutes.
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to write a new project every day of November.
za3k.github.io/idle-golf/
I made a mini-golf idle game. It takes about 30 minutes.
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to write a new project every day of November.
November 27, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Hack-a-Day, Day 26: Idle Golf
za3k.github.io/idle-golf/
I made a mini-golf idle game. It takes about 30 minutes.
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to write a new project every day of November.
za3k.github.io/idle-golf/
I made a mini-golf idle game. It takes about 30 minutes.
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to write a new project every day of November.
Hack-a-Day, Day 25: Command Line Publishing
blog.za3k.com/lulu-cli/
Starting from my PDF cookbook, I had a computer upload the book, design a cover, finalize it, order it with credit card info, and ship it to my house. I can get PDFs delivered any time I want now.
Coded with Claude over 15 hours.
blog.za3k.com/lulu-cli/
Starting from my PDF cookbook, I had a computer upload the book, design a cover, finalize it, order it with credit card info, and ship it to my house. I can get PDFs delivered any time I want now.
Coded with Claude over 15 hours.
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 25: Command Line Publishing
blog.za3k.com/lulu-cli/
Starting from my PDF cookbook, I had a computer upload the book, design a cover, finalize it, order it with credit card info, and ship it to my house. I can get PDFs delivered any time I want now.
Coded with Claude over 15 hours.
blog.za3k.com/lulu-cli/
Starting from my PDF cookbook, I had a computer upload the book, design a cover, finalize it, order it with credit card info, and ship it to my house. I can get PDFs delivered any time I want now.
Coded with Claude over 15 hours.
Hack-a-Day, Day 22: Mini-Golf.
Mini-golf game on the computer. Play at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/, or screensaver mode at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/...
blog.za3k.com/hack-a-golf/ (Blog post)
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to do a project a day in November
Mini-golf game on the computer. Play at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/, or screensaver mode at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/...
blog.za3k.com/hack-a-golf/ (Blog post)
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to do a project a day in November
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 22: Mini-Golf.
Mini-golf game on the computer. Play at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/, or screensaver mode at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/...
blog.za3k.com/hack-a-golf/ (Blog post)
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to do a project a day in November
Mini-golf game on the computer. Play at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/, or screensaver mode at za3k.github.io/hack-a-golf/...
blog.za3k.com/hack-a-golf/ (Blog post)
Hack-a-day is my self-imposed challenge to do a project a day in November
Hack-a-day, day 20: 1-D platformer.
blog.za3k.com/1d-platformer/
I made a little platformer where the only key is jump. It's playable, but I didn't have time to make it more fun, sorry!
(Hack-a-day is a challenge to do a new project every day in November)
blog.za3k.com/1d-platformer/
I made a little platformer where the only key is jump. It's playable, but I didn't have time to make it more fun, sorry!
(Hack-a-day is a challenge to do a new project every day in November)
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Hack-a-day, day 20: 1-D platformer.
blog.za3k.com/1d-platformer/
I made a little platformer where the only key is jump. It's playable, but I didn't have time to make it more fun, sorry!
(Hack-a-day is a challenge to do a new project every day in November)
blog.za3k.com/1d-platformer/
I made a little platformer where the only key is jump. It's playable, but I didn't have time to make it more fun, sorry!
(Hack-a-day is a challenge to do a new project every day in November)
November 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 03/14: Voxel Engine.
I drew minecraft stuff in a handmade engine. You can look around and stuff (sorry for eye-bleeding colors)
blog.za3k.com/hack-voxel/
I drew minecraft stuff in a handmade engine. You can look around and stuff (sorry for eye-bleeding colors)
blog.za3k.com/hack-voxel/
November 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 03/14: Voxel Engine.
I drew minecraft stuff in a handmade engine. You can look around and stuff (sorry for eye-bleeding colors)
blog.za3k.com/hack-voxel/
I drew minecraft stuff in a handmade engine. You can look around and stuff (sorry for eye-bleeding colors)
blog.za3k.com/hack-voxel/
Hack-a-Day, Day 12: Poketrace
Tracing app where you can trace all 150 pokemon. You can save them to make your own poster afterwards if you want.
blog.za3k.com/poketrace/
Hack-a-day is a challenge to do one new project every day in november.
Tracing app where you can trace all 150 pokemon. You can save them to make your own poster afterwards if you want.
blog.za3k.com/poketrace/
Hack-a-day is a challenge to do one new project every day in november.
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 12: Poketrace
Tracing app where you can trace all 150 pokemon. You can save them to make your own poster afterwards if you want.
blog.za3k.com/poketrace/
Hack-a-day is a challenge to do one new project every day in november.
Tracing app where you can trace all 150 pokemon. You can save them to make your own poster afterwards if you want.
blog.za3k.com/poketrace/
Hack-a-day is a challenge to do one new project every day in november.
Hack-a-Day! It's a project to do a new project every day in November.
Nov 01's hack (finally published) is an analysis of Go starting positions using KataGo, an open-source clone of the better-known AlphaGo.
blog.za3k.com/go-analysis/
Nov 01's hack (finally published) is an analysis of Go starting positions using KataGo, an open-source clone of the better-known AlphaGo.
blog.za3k.com/go-analysis/
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Hack-a-Day! It's a project to do a new project every day in November.
Nov 01's hack (finally published) is an analysis of Go starting positions using KataGo, an open-source clone of the better-known AlphaGo.
blog.za3k.com/go-analysis/
Nov 01's hack (finally published) is an analysis of Go starting positions using KataGo, an open-source clone of the better-known AlphaGo.
blog.za3k.com/go-analysis/
Hack-a-Day! It's a project to do a new project every day in November.
Today I put out a new version of my cookbook for the first time in 5 years. It has 57 new collected recipes (and the old ones are revised).
github.com/za3k/cookboo...
Today I put out a new version of my cookbook for the first time in 5 years. It has 57 new collected recipes (and the old ones are revised).
github.com/za3k/cookboo...
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Hack-a-Day! It's a project to do a new project every day in November.
Today I put out a new version of my cookbook for the first time in 5 years. It has 57 new collected recipes (and the old ones are revised).
github.com/za3k/cookboo...
Today I put out a new version of my cookbook for the first time in 5 years. It has 57 new collected recipes (and the old ones are revised).
github.com/za3k/cookboo...
Hack-a-Day, Day 05: German Language Reader.
Read Grimm's fairytales in the original German, with instant word translations to English.
blog.za3k.com/german-langu...
Read Grimm's fairytales in the original German, with instant word translations to English.
blog.za3k.com/german-langu...
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hack-a-Day, Day 05: German Language Reader.
Read Grimm's fairytales in the original German, with instant word translations to English.
blog.za3k.com/german-langu...
Read Grimm's fairytales in the original German, with instant word translations to English.
blog.za3k.com/german-langu...
I made a pokedex, which has the official art of all the pokemon. (It's also available in JSON)
Hack-a-Day, Day 07: blog.za3k.com/pokedex/
Hack-a-Day, Day 07: blog.za3k.com/pokedex/
November 8, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I made a pokedex, which has the official art of all the pokemon. (It's also available in JSON)
Hack-a-Day, Day 07: blog.za3k.com/pokedex/
Hack-a-Day, Day 07: blog.za3k.com/pokedex/
Hack-A-Day, Day 04: Reverse Vibe Coding. Claude told me what to code for them (it's only fair I return the favor sometimes)
blog.za3k.com/reverse-vibe...
blog.za3k.com/reverse-vibe...
Hack-a-Day, Day 04: Reverse Vibe Coding
blog.za3k.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Hack-A-Day, Day 04: Reverse Vibe Coding. Claude told me what to code for them (it's only fair I return the favor sometimes)
blog.za3k.com/reverse-vibe...
blog.za3k.com/reverse-vibe...
For legal reasons, that was a joke
September 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
For legal reasons, that was a joke
Boolean trading cards, collect them all
June 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Boolean trading cards, collect them all
> We ran out of posts from your follows. Here's the latest from Discover.
Oh gross. Bye.
Oh gross. Bye.
April 4, 2025 at 4:59 AM
> We ran out of posts from your follows. Here's the latest from Discover.
Oh gross. Bye.
Oh gross. Bye.
Neat, you can make online musics.
www.beepbox.co#9n31s0k2l00e...
www.beepbox.co#9n31s0k2l00e...
BeepBox
BeepBox is an online tool for sketching and sharing instrumental music.
www.beepbox.co
April 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Neat, you can make online musics.
www.beepbox.co#9n31s0k2l00e...
www.beepbox.co#9n31s0k2l00e...
I have a home cleaning question for experts out there. My floor is lava, how can I safely clean that up?
December 22, 2023 at 8:45 PM
I have a home cleaning question for experts out there. My floor is lava, how can I safely clean that up?
"Golden Oldies" blog post: Articles section https://za3k.com/blog
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December 7, 2023 at 7:00 PM
"Golden Oldies" blog post: Articles section https://za3k.com/blog
"Golden Oldies" blog post: Good Time Estimation https://blog.za3k.com/good-time-estimation/
Good Time Estimation
https://blog.za3k.com/good-time-estimation/
blog.za3k.com
December 6, 2023 at 7:00 PM
"Golden Oldies" blog post: Good Time Estimation https://blog.za3k.com/good-time-estimation/
"Golden Oldies" blog post: First Aid Kit https://blog.za3k.com/first-aid-kit/
First Aid Kit
https://blog.za3k.com/first-aid-kit/
blog.za3k.com
December 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM
"Golden Oldies" blog post: First Aid Kit https://blog.za3k.com/first-aid-kit/
"Golden Oldies" blog post: 2022 Year in Review https://blog.za3k.com/2022-year-in-review/
2022 Year in Review
https://blog.za3k.com/2022-year-in-review/
blog.za3k.com
December 4, 2023 at 7:00 PM
"Golden Oldies" blog post: 2022 Year in Review https://blog.za3k.com/2022-year-in-review/
"Golden Oldies" blog post: April Fools Puzzle Contest Solutions https://blog.za3k.com/april-fools-puzzle-contest-solutions/
April Fools Puzzle Contest Solutions
https://blog.za3k.com/april-fools-puzzle-contest-solutions/
blog.za3k.com
December 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM
"Golden Oldies" blog post: April Fools Puzzle Contest Solutions https://blog.za3k.com/april-fools-puzzle-contest-solutions/