Oct 22, 2025
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Oh ho ho I'm chortling like a little demon with glee because I successfully 'hacked' Tidal (not really but let me have this tiny win)!
So here's the story: The dark mode is SO FUCKING BLACK on that app that it literally gives me a headache if I try to look at it for too long. And there's no light mode. It's hellish. It pains me.
So of course the first thing I did was install the wonderful third-party app TidaLuna, which allows you to adjust various things about Tidal (such as offering a light-mode option, hallelujah).
However! After the last Tidal update, they added a sneaky new update that uninstalls TidaLuna every time you restart the Tidal app. For what fucking reason I cannot imagine. The only reason this third-party app exists in the first place is because your own damn app is a piece of shit. Sorry, Tidal, but this is entirely your own fault.
Tragically, the automatic TidaLuna installer isn't working for me anymore, so I had to install it manually with the command line. This isn't too much of a hassle if you only have to do it once, but reinstalling it from scratch every single time I want to open Tidal and listen to some music was REALLY getting old, believe you me.
So! I decided to automate the TidaLuna installation by creating a shell script to run all the steps for me. I do still have to run my own script manually every time before starting the app, but it's simple as opening up the command line and typing "install-tidaluna"...
...and voilà! My light mode and all the other lovely add-ons that increase the functionality of this disastrous app are back <3
I've got to say, though, dear Tidal: at this rate you are never going to be able to compete with Spotify. Spotify just... works. With Tidal I'm having to turn into a half-baked hacker just to make the app work in a semi-decent manner. That's not exactly impressive. You should probably get on top of your shit.
Oh well, at least I learned a new skill as a result of this mess :D
FINALLY finished my next fCC certification! This one is in relational databases and shell scripting :D
This one was a bit of a struggle because, due to technical issues, I was unable to work on any project for multiple days – I had to complete each section of the tutorial, and then each of the five certification projects, in a SINGLE study session each time. That was a little rough, ngl. But it feels great to be done with it. Next up: back end development and APIs!
I FINISHED IT :D :D :D
Yessssss I finally got my fCC JavaScript developer certification :')
Of course they decided to go ahead and release a whole new curriculum a few days before I wrapped this up, thus making this previous version now somewhat obsolete (great timing, folks), but I don't really mind – I was only doing it to learn the skills in any case.
In my final project I got to work with APIs again, which I hadn't done in ages and always enjoy, and I got some practice with asynchronous programming.
I'm so glad to have this DONE and finally be able to move on! Now the only question is, should I keep working my way through the old certifications or try out the new full-stack curriculum? I think I'll probably stick with the old individual certifications for now, because it looks like the new curriculum would take me back over HTML, CSS, and JS for the umpteenth time, and I am sick to death of them and would really prefer to move on to backend ASAP.
Ugh I've spent literally all day grinding away to learn PostgreSQL. It's so annoying, but also oddly satisfying.
I finally completed my next certification project for the fCC Relational Databases Certification, and I noticed that at one point my database said "moon moon" :P
Aw heck yeah, I coded my first functional browser script :D
It's just the teensiest little thing, but it brings me such peace of mind. Background: I joined the website "RateYourMusic" the other day, and I was immediately INTENSELY annoyed by an aspect of the UX: there's this little video player ad-thingy that follows you around the page, bulging and rippling slightly at you (I HATE subtle motion seen out of the corner of my eye on websites, it makes it almost impossible for me to use the site due to how distracting it is) and even jumping down the page to follow you when you scroll.
I couldn't stand it. I had to get rid of it. I'd coded basic scripts to adjust the behavior of other people's websites before (e.g. a script to get rid of those annoying video overlays that pop up towards the end of some YouTube videos), but previously I'd always had to open the console each time, manually paste in the code, and then close it. For every video I wanted to watch. Very annoying.
But then!!! Today, I knew I had to get rid of this infuriating video chasing me around RYM, so I did some searching and discovered TamperMonkey, a Firefox extension that I already know is going to become my new favorite. Basically it allows you to automatically run your own scripts on any page you wish. So I dashed off the script...
And boom, with 10 lines of code I had fixed the problem and RYM is now a usable site for me once more :') This is so deeply satisfying.
omfg I've been working on a programming project all day and it is driving me BONKERINOS
I love coding but I also hate it so much :')
I finished the next JavaScript certification project! :D
This one was a little bit more of a challenge than I'd expected it to be. Not the coding part, but the actual Roman numeral math conversion part. That system is rather irritating, haha. But now it's done, and I'm quite pleased with myself.