Digressing

Dear Tim, I've taken a break from Kalmany for a bit even though I'm close. I guess I just need a break from it for a little while as it doesn't have any new ideas in it right now, it's just clean-up and making things work. Instead, I started looking at some other things. Next.js … Continue reading Digressing →

Is that you?

Dear Tim, Today I've been doing the work behind authentication. I tell you, the idea of confirming that a user is who you think it is, ensuring that a user's data is protected, and giving them the secure options to reset their password, confirm it's them and even to register is... it's a lot! You … Continue reading Is that you? →

They Keep Privatising…

Dear Tim, The citizens Kalmany are REALLY for privatisation. They've so far privatised the Healthcare, Defence, Legal, and the Housing & Utilities sectors, and it's only been a week of running things! I'd be less upset if I had set-up the logic for the corporations to run their own policies (a little generalised). They also … Continue reading They Keep Privatising… →

Finishing touches

Dear Tim, The system is now running, the site is now updating, elections are happening, and assemblies are voting on policies. It's like real politics - the very first assembly privatised the Health sector. I'm very upset by this development and I'm concerned that the citizens may eventually privatise everything, but we'll have to wait … Continue reading Finishing touches →

The system and how it runs

Dear Tim, The final pieces of Kalmany are coming together. We're now at the precipice, close to jumping over the edge and letting the elections run. So close, so very close. Today I finished up the work to do my policy implementation logic. So let's talk about that shall we; how will Kalmany operate its … Continue reading The system and how it runs →

Ring the Doorbell

Dear Tim, I had a conversation with a friend of mine today about the current status of Kalmany. Part of it was because I finished the work I needed to do in the API gateway to get the API responding and integration, and we had a quick discussion on that part of the system. As … Continue reading Ring the Doorbell →

Cleaning up

Dear Tim, It's looking better: But they have no socks! I'm no artist but you can see I've created some additional icons - a foray into icon design. I don't want to rely on any external art resources for this project so I've made an effect to design the icons and images myself. The particular … Continue reading Cleaning up →

The Room Where It Happens

Dear Tim, I went back to coding today/last night and had some fun building up the frontend some more. I'm still missing some pages but this one's a big one - the parliament page. So, let's start with context. I've mentioned my plan for a project to simulate a political structure in a fictional country, … Continue reading The Room Where It Happens →

As you Want it, Sometimes

Dear Tim, No visible work today, it's been more research. I bet you're already wondering, if I'm building a react frontend for Kalmany, why am I writing a blog in wordpress and not building my own fancy website for collating my thoughts? The answer is simple: I don't feel like spending hours building what is … Continue reading As you Want it, Sometimes →

The Cycle Begins Anew…

Dear Tim, The amount of times I've started a blog, and it eventually fizzles out means that I can see how this blog shall end - in a silence that is never revisited. As soon as the words stop flowing there's no going back to it. But that's okay, I've made my peace with such … Continue reading The Cycle Begins Anew… →