From 7989c3c6d1de48759cf8ef01dcbe6444751cc06a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Joshua Goins <josh@redstrate.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:31:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] more blog work

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 content/blog/ffxiv-dec2023/index.md | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 content/blog/kde-dec2023/index.md   |  6 ++--
 content/blog/thank-you.md           |  8 ++++--
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diff --git a/content/blog/ffxiv-dec2023/index.md b/content/blog/ffxiv-dec2023/index.md
index a24876d..3ff43b8 100644
--- a/content/blog/ffxiv-dec2023/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/ffxiv-dec2023/index.md
@@ -11,6 +11,48 @@ series:
 - Astra & Novus Status Update
 ---
 
+I achieved two huge goals this month, which conclude a year (+ a few months) of development on both Astra & Novus.
+
+# Astra
+
+I did more boring code cleanup work in preparation for a new stable release next year, but I also did some really important work:
+
+<video of it working on the steam deck>
+
+This is all contained within the Flatpak! Unlike the previous, janky Flatpak versions you may have used before this doesn't punch a gigantic hole in the sandbox to run host Wine. The overall setup has improved now, in the final release you should be able to this on the Steam Deck:
+
+1. Download Astra from Discover.
+2. Launch it once to install the compatibility tool for Steam.
+3. Use FFXIV in Game Mode to launch the game.
+
+There's a bit more work to be done, like the patcher needs to be more resistant to network drops (which is easy to do, put your computer to sleep!) The general experience is working now though, which I'm really happy with. It also enables me to use Astra on my Deck 😀
+
+Another change is how Wine is installed and managed. For the longest time I've been putting off automatic Wine mangement (ala Bottles, XIVCore, etc) because I thought it has a huge can of worms. Actually the opposite is true, the support for this was incredibly easy to write and has numerous benefits (like a more secure Flatpak.) It's still possible to use your system Wine of course, but the built-in one is now the default!
+
+## Steamwrap
+
+Astra needs to use Steamworks for some current and future functionality. For example, to set the correct Steam app ID and [eventually to grab the login ticket for Steam account users](https://todo.sr.ht/~redstrate/astra/1). However this is problematic, because you _can't_ easily redistribute the Steamworks SDK![^1] If I were to build the Flatpak on Flathub CI in the future, it would be almost impossible to because I couldn't point it towards a SDK installation...
+
+{{< stoot "mastodon.art" "111610316310852487" >}}
+
+So I asked on Mastodon about a possible solution to my condumdrum, and @NotNite pointed me to [SteamShim](https://github.com/icculus/steamshim):
+
+{{< stoot "coolmathgam.es" "111610324997249357" >}}
+
+This is genius, it's basically pushing all of the parts that connect to the proprietary Steamworks bits to a separate process. That process can also start from another executable that could be compiled separately, which is what I did for [Steamwrap](https://git.sr.ht/~redstrate/steamwrap). It's basic at the moment and doesn't have IPC yet, but can be expanded in the future. A binary is served on the Astra distribution server and downloaded while making the Flatpak.
+
 # Novus
 
-Working glTF import/export is here!
+Working glTF import/export is here! After a year of development, Novus can possibly replace TexTools for certain model replacement tasks:
+
+Yes, it even reloads Penumbra when you import models... neat! The rest of the changes the past two months have been related to more model import/export improvements too. By the way if you're wondering, it is _possible_ to import TexTools-exported FBX but there's some weird geometry artifacts and I'm not sure why.
+
+# Physis
+
+As expected, most of the changes to Physis have been miscellaneous and numerous model importing/exporting fixes. I also have improved SHPK reading support that I still need to push, maybe early next year.
+
+# 2024 Goals
+
+{{< stoot "mastodon.art" "111604695264870943" >}}
+
+[^1]: You're not supposed to, because it requires you to explicitly agree to a Steamworks Developer agreement. There's no public downloads for the SDK either, of course. This doesn't stop Valve from intentionally/unintentionally [shipping parts of the SDK in Proton, I guess](https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/tree/proton_8.0/lsteamclient).
diff --git a/content/blog/kde-dec2023/index.md b/content/blog/kde-dec2023/index.md
index c72cfd2..2b5ddb9 100644
--- a/content/blog/kde-dec2023/index.md
+++ b/content/blog/kde-dec2023/index.md
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ series:
 - My Work in KDE
 ---
 
-This is a lighter month due to holidays (and also I'm trying not to burn out), but I tried to fit in a bit of KDE anyway. Oops, it's all bugfixes due to feature freeze!
+This is a lighter month due to holidays (and also I'm trying not to burn out), but I tried to fit in a bit of KDE anyway. I's all bugfixes anyway because of the feature freeze!
+
+Not mentioned is a bunch of really boring busywork like unbreaking the stable branches of Gear applications due to the CI format changing.
 
 # Tokodon
 
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ I also went around and fixed up a bunch of other mobile applications with Androi
 
 # Outside of KDE
 
-[Nagged for a new QtKeychain release](https://github.com/frankosterfeld/qtkeychain/issues/244) due to a critical bug that would cause applications to never open KWallet5. Please also nag your distributions to package 0.14.2 soon! Anything using QtKeychain 0.14.1 or below won't work in Plasma 6. This doesn't affect people in the dev session, because QtKeychain is built from git.
+[Nagged for a new QtKeychain release](https://github.com/frankosterfeld/qtkeychain/issues/244) due to a critical bug that would cause applications to never open KWallet5. Please also nag your distributions to package 0.14.2 soon! Anything using QtKeychain 0.14.1 or below won't work in Plasma 6. This doesn't affect people in the dev session, because QtKeychain should be built from git.
 
 Helping the Gentoo KDE Team with packaging Plasma 6 and KDE Gear 6. I managed to update my desktop to Plasma 6 and submitted fixes to get it closer to working. I also added [Arianna](https://github.com/gentoo/kde/pull/954), [PlasmaTube](https://github.com/gentoo/kde/pull/952) and [MpvQt](https://github.com/gentoo/kde/pull/945) packages.
 
diff --git a/content/blog/thank-you.md b/content/blog/thank-you.md
index 12df5bb..24de1a1 100644
--- a/content/blog/thank-you.md
+++ b/content/blog/thank-you.md
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@ date: "2023-12-31"
 draft: true
 ---
 
-I think this has been a pretty productive year for me! I wrote 38 blog posts, created 40 artworks, and over 500 merge requests.
-
-A large chunk of my free time has been contributed towards KDE or an adjacent community, which has been an incredible learning experience. I have met some
+I think this has been a pretty productive year for me. I wrote 38 blog posts, created 40 artworks, and over 500 merge requests!
 
+A large chunk of my free time has been contributed towards [KDE](https://kde.org) or the surrounding community, which has been an incredible learning experience. Thank you to everyone who has tolerated me, while I make my stupid mistakes (and I will be owing a lot of beers) 😅 I was extremely fortunate to visit Akademy this year[^1], which I'm hoping to do next year! I hope my presence has been a net positive one, and I don't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
 
+I felt like I've grown a lot as a person this year too, thanks
 
 So... thank you for reading! Danke! ありがとう! See you next year.
+
+[^1]: Maybe by Akademy 2024 I'll finally be done sitting on my 2023 post...
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