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Philip Newborough

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Web developer and tech enthusiast. When I'm not coding, I can be found performing Grumpa duties, reading Warhammer 40,000 fiction, listening to tech podcasts or riding my bike.

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PWA · Browser Game

Flatspace Commander

A 1-bit, vertical-scrolling space trader and combat simulator for the browser - inspired by the Acornsoft/C64 classic Elite. Built as a Progressive Web App with pure vanilla JavaScript, HTML5 Canvas, and CSS3.

Features

Flight - Scroll between star systems, dodge asteroids, mine minerals, survive combat encounters.
Combat - 1-bit wireframe dogfights against pirates, traders, and Thargoid aliens. Pulse, Beam & Military lasers, shields, and cargo pod drops.
Trade - 17 Elite-style commodities with prices driven by tech level, government, and economy. Buy low, sell high.
Equipment - Upgrade your Cobra with mining lasers, shield generators, docking computers, galactic hyperdrive, and more.
Galaxy Map - 256 systems procedurally generated via a seeded LCG - identical on every device, no server required.

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PWA · Browser Game

Emoji Slots RPG

Step into a glowing neon arcade, circa 1988. Emoji Slots is a browser-based fruit machine with full UK pub-style mechanics: spin three emoji reels, hold wheels between spins, nudge them up or down into line, and gamble your winnings through bonus rounds - Higher/Lower, Pick a Box, and Spin the Wheel. Random arcade encounters throw RPG-style events into the mix. Match cherries, unicorns, or the elusive 💯 to fill your pockets. Hit a triple 💩 and watch your coins vanish. Hit 💀💀💀 and it's game over. Built with a synthwave CRT aesthetic, arcade sound effects, and background music.

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PWA · Browser Tool

Favicon & PWA Icon Generator

A free, browser-based tool that generates every icon size your website or Progressive Web App needs - no server uploads, no account required. All processing happens entirely in the browser using the Canvas API.

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Recent Public Activity

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My MacBook Pro M5

Fast, silent, and actually usable on your lap. I traded my ThinkPad for a MacBook Pro two months ago, and honestly? I should have done it sooner. Here is my honest take on the transition.

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16 Apr 2026 Read

Flatspace Commander

A love letter to the kid sitting on the floor in front of a CRT TV. Flatspace Commander is a minimalist, 1-bit space sim that brings back the tension of 80s wireframe trading with a modern, mobile twist.

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14 Apr 2026 Read

PHOSPHOR: an entropy-based password generator

I teamed up with Gemini and Claude to build a retro-futuristic password generator. It's a PWA that harvests hardware entropy from your movements, runs them through a SHA-256 math blender, and looks great doing it.

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08 Apr 2026 Read

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Status Updates

Philip Newborough 12h ago

Just short of 2 months using my M5 MacBook Pro - everything just works, it's properly quick and the battery life is just amazing. I honestly think it might be the best computer I've ever used. Now, if it could just run Linux 🤣

Philip Newborough 3d ago

Trip out to RSPB Bempton Cliffs for a spot of bird watching. Impressive views and the volunteer staff were friendly and knowledgeable. Bit windy.

Philip Newborough 6d ago

COMMANDER'S LOG — SECURITY INSPECTION — CLEARED
SD 3200.098

Station Authority boarded at LAVE and conducted a full search of the cargo hold. Inspection team found nothing of interest. All 1t of flagged cargo remained undetected.

Free to proceed. No fine issued. Credits unaffected.

https://flatspace-commander.philipnewborough.co.uk

Philip Newborough 02 Apr 2026

Looking at Mythic Beasts Raspberry Pi hosting options. Nice to see an honest sales pitch: "This is a service aimed at hobbyists, and shouldn't be used for nuclear power station command and control systems." I'm definitely a hobbyist and I'm keen to give it a try. I'm thinking I might rent one for a bit and see how it performs.

Philip Newborough 28 Mar 2026

Testing a HTML canvas app on my Pixel 9 and Becky's iPhone 17. The iPhone feels much faster, probably because it is. I love my Pixel, but I'm feeling a little envious. It'll pass, maybe.

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