Linkblog/2025/03/14
Dithering in Colour, Distant Horizons Multiplayer Update, Astro 5.5, Google is dumping Assistant for Gemini.
After reading a post on the HN frontpage from amanvir.com about dithering, I decided to join in on the fun. Here’s my attempt at implementing Atkinson dithering with support for colour palettes and correct linearisation.
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An interesting dive into how color spaces and some math can go into a nice looking colored dither’d image!
Distant Horizons - Multiplayer Update - Beta 2.3
One of the coolest technological mods, Distant Horizons, getting an update for aspects of it to be able to run server side as well.
Very cool mod.
Astro 5.5 dives deep with better support for diagramming tools, improved Markdown compatibility, and type-safe sessions!
Looks like in this release, I could start using Mermaid.js in my site without a hitch, very nice.
Jay Peters - Google is officially dumping Assistant for Gemini
I hope they only do this when Gemini is actually feature complete with Assistant.
I’ve already spoken about this in length….