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@thestaticroom
— 🎮 eXistenZ (1999)
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Signal the StaticSprite
/ STATIC_ROOM_DEVLOG // ENTRY 010
jacking into the matrix one line of code at a time. teaching myself python by building something that shouldn't exist: StaticSprite — a tamagotchi-vibed data pet that lives in a 3D printed shell and runs on pure attitude.
this is signal. it's an crt monitor-headed tentacle creature that will eventually become the personality core for a future companion robot. currently it's just pixel art and dreams, but soon it'll be alive in my pocket, judging me when i forget to feed it.
first time making pixel art. first time learning this type of coding language. definitely not the last time i'll question my life choices at 2am while debugging state machines.
the StaticSprite is part of The Static Room. Eventually this thing will have mini-games, neoPixel glow, and enough personality to be annoying.
here's signal in its varied expressions:
watch this space. the signal is coming.
> initializing Art_Fight.exe
status: ONLINE I’m participating in Art Fight this year! https://artfight.net/~StaticShepherd
I don't have a solidified style yet, so I'm using this month to run experiments, break things, and post loud ideas. Come attack and let's glitch out together.
TURN ON THE TV DOESNT MATTER WHAT CHANNEL
I made a Radio! I am teaching myself robotics and the first lesson I figured I'd learn is soldering. Bought a small soldering kit on Amazon and put this together
The problems I had were these damn wires being finnicky about attaching, the battery compartment not wanting to fit right, and my back killing me afterward but it all came together in the end.
DEVLOG_001 // SIGNAL PROJECT
STATUS: SUCCESS
DATE: 2026-06-02
BOOTING... > Signal Project Initialized > Objective: Learn Basic Electronics > Mission: Assemble FM Radio Kit > Threat Assessment: Moderate > Confidence Level: Low
Today I picked up a soldering iron for the first time.
The goal was simple: build a small FM radio from a beginner electronics kit.
The reality was somewhat more chaotic.
INITIAL CONDITIONS
I began with a pile of components, a PCB, and instructions that claimed to be beginner-friendly.
This was later determined to be misinformation.
Several sections of the documentation were incorrect. Component placement diagrams did not always match reality. At multiple points I found myself staring at the board and asking:ERROR: Instructions do not appear to be operating within known physical laws.
A consultation with Damon confirmed that I was not, in fact, losing my mind.
Documentation was wrong.
Operator sanity preserved.
FIELD REPORT
Learned skills acquired:
Component identification
PCB reading
Through-hole soldering
Basic troubleshooting
Not blindly trusting documentation
Asking questions before creating expensive problems
Unexpected challenge encountered:ENCOUNTER: Battery Compartment Threat Level: HIGH
The battery wiring repeatedly detached during installation.
The enclosure fought back.
Several attempts were required before successful integration.
Mechanical systems remain suspicious.
HUMAN FACTORS
Extended work session resulted in severe ergonomic penalties.WARNING: Back Integrity Reduced Mobility Debuff Applied Countermeasures: - Tylenol - Hot Shower
Future upgrades to workstation ergonomics are recommended before proceeding with additional hardware operations.
RESULTS
After approximately one hour of assembly, troubleshooting, and negotiations with the battery compartment:POWER ON... DISPLAY ACTIVE SPEAKER ACTIVE FM SIGNAL DETECTED STATUS: OPERATIONAL
The radio works.
I built a functioning electronic device with my own hands.
UNEXPECTED BONUS EVENT
Upon observing the completed build, my kid immediately requested a soldering kit of their own and informed me that they thought it was awesome that I was learning something that scared me.
Achievement Unlocked:PARENTING.EXE STATUS: SUCCESS
We are now planning future electronics projects.
The contagion appears to be spreading.
NEXT OBJECTIVES
Complete Learn-to-Solder Path
Arduino Fundamentals
Raspberry Pi Pico Programming
Circuit Design Basics
Continue Signal Project Development
FINAL NOTES
Today was not about building a radio.
Today was proof that electronics are learnable.
The instructions were wrong.
The battery compartment was hostile.
My back filed a formal complaint.
The radio works anyway.LOG SAVED. SIGNAL PROJECT CONTINUES...
I made a Radio! I am teaching myself robotics and the first lesson I figured I'd learn is soldering. Bought a small soldering kit on Amazon and put this together
The problems I had were these damn wires being finnicky about attaching, the battery compartment not wanting to fit right, and my back killing me afterward but it all came together in the end.
The Weird Internet Codex sign-up
Cyberpunk wasn't supposed to be an instruction manual.
Yet here we are.
Algorithms decide what we see.
Corporations own our data.
Most of our online lives exist inside a handful of platforms.
The Weird Internet Codex explores another path:
Personal websites.
Indie tools.
Cyberdecks.
Digital self-reliance.
Weird-web culture.
Communities building outside the walls of Big Tech.
Subscribe and help build a stranger, more human internet.
ERROR 404 GENDER NOT FOUND
My gender isn't in the handbook.
It isn't in the dropdown menu.
It isn't in the approved list of acceptable responses.
It's somewhere between a haunted website, an abandoned server rack, and a signal that shouldn't still be broadcasting.
Happy Pride Month from the glitch in the system.
Help me become a computer menace
something i’ve been realizing lately is that all my horror projects were never really just horror.
they were always about abandoned systems. forgotten spaces. strange signals. memory decay. bodies and machines and isolation and trying to survive inside collapsing architecture.
so i’m slowly rebranding my itch.io from SmallTownCreepy into The Static Room.
same ghosts but bigger frequency range.
i’m also currently raising money for classes in computers, programming, cybersecurity, and tech art because i want to learn how to build stranger and more experimental things going forward.
to help fund that, i’m running a bundle sale:
🖤 $10 for ALL my horror games + zines 🖤 or 50% off individual projects
if you like:
liminal horror
weird little games
glitch aesthetics
queer indie art
strange transmissions from empty places
…you might enjoy what i make.
A bundle by SmallTownCreepy, $10.00 for 13 games
really excited (and honestly nervous) about this transition into The Static Room.
learning computers and code feels weirdly similar to exploring haunted buildings: every system has ghosts in it somewhere.
thank you to everyone supporting the bundle sale so far 🖤
$10 gets you all my horror games + zines, or everything individually is 50% off for a bit.
help me turn the haunted house into a server room.
General rules to live by:
You gotta be tough if you're gonna be stupid. You can do stupid shit all you want but you're not going to avoid suffering consequences.
If you can't be tough, you gotta be nice. People can forgive a lot of stupidity if you're polite about it and pleasant to be around.
You can't tell whether you're stupid or not. There is literally no way to know in advance, for absolute certainty, whether the thing you're just about to do is genius or stupid before it either splendidly succeeds or blows up in your face.
Help me become a computer menace
something i’ve been realizing lately is that all my horror projects were never really just horror.
they were always about abandoned systems. forgotten spaces. strange signals. memory decay. bodies and machines and isolation and trying to survive inside collapsing architecture.
so i’m slowly rebranding my itch.io from SmallTownCreepy into The Static Room.
same ghosts but bigger frequency range.
i’m also currently raising money for classes in computers, programming, cybersecurity, and tech art because i want to learn how to build stranger and more experimental things going forward.
to help fund that, i’m running a bundle sale:
🖤 $10 for ALL my horror games + zines 🖤 or 50% off individual projects
if you like:
liminal horror
weird little games
glitch aesthetics
queer indie art
strange transmissions from empty places
…you might enjoy what i make.
A bundle by SmallTownCreepy, $10.00 for 13 games
HONEY HARVEST LOG //
the hive was running hot today. soft static. wet circuitry. bodytemp amber leaking from hexagonal memory cells.
peeled comb apart like old reptile skin and fed the jars with flower-data corruption.
bees know ancient code. bees know signal magic. bees turn sunlight into ooze.
Invisible Spellcode for Websites
Embedding Sigils Into HTML, CSS, JS, and Digital Architecture
_A protection rite for haunted websites, shrine pages, and liminal cyberspace domains like_Neocities
“All code is language. All language is symbolic. Therefore all code can carry intent.”
A Glitch Witch treats websites like ritual spaces. Every div is architecture. Every stylesheet is atmosphere control. Every hidden comment is a whisper trapped between layers of reality.
Protection magic on the web isn’t just security. It’s warding the threshold.
Especially for a liminal shrine-site like The Static Room — where the vibe is haunted signal, CRT ghosts, dreamspace archives, and analog-static weirdness — hidden spellwork inside the code becomes part of the art itself.
HOW GLITCH WITCH SPELLCODE WORKS
The basic principle:
You embed intent invisibly into:
HTML comments
CSS class names
variable names
hidden spans
unicode
metadata
repeated structures
timing intervals
image filenames
audio spectrums
glitch patterns
The spell exists under the visible layer.
Like old wards carved beneath floorboards.
METHOD 1 — HTML COMMENT SIGILS
The easiest beginner technique
Inside your HTML:<!-- SIGIL://STATIC-WARDPurpose: Transmute hostile attention into staticFunction: Mirror malice back into noiseAccess: Authorized entities only-->
Browsers ignore comments.
Humans usually never see them.
But the intent remains embedded in the structure.
For stronger ritual flavor:
use ALL CAPS
write in system language
avoid full sentences
phrase it like corrupted protocol documentation
Example:<!--ENTITY FILTER ACTIVEUNWANTED SIGNALS REDIRECTEDHOSTILE OBSERVERS DEGRADED INTO STATIC-->
METHOD 2 — CSS SIGIL WEAVING
Protection hidden in stylesheets
You can encode intent into class names..static-ward {}.signal-purifier {}.malice-nullifier {}.threshold-seal {}
The browser only sees labels.
But you know what they mean.
You can even stack symbolic meanings:.reclaim-light {}.echo-shield {}.noise-eater {}
Then apply them intentionally:<div class="threshold-seal reclaim-light">
You are literally “wrapping” the page in wards.
METHOD 3 — HIDDEN TEXT LAYERS
Invisible spell embedding
<span style="display:none;">The Static Room rejects hostile intent.All harm dissolves into harmless static.Only aligned entities may enter peacefully.</span>
Invisible to visitors.
Still present in the site structure.
Like digital underpainting.
METHOD 4 — GLITCH SIGILS THROUGH ASCII
Use repeated symbols as energetic patterning://// STATIC STATIC STATIC ////▒▒▒ SIGNAL LOCKED ▒▒▒[ NULL MALICE ]<<ERROR: HOSTILITY NOT FOUND>>
These work especially well:
corrupted terminal text
scanline blocks
old modem glyphs
ASCII circles
repeated slashes
boxed text
pseudo-error messages
METHOD 5 — JAVASCRIPT RITUALS
Timed protections
Example:setInterval(() => { console.log("HOSTILE SIGNALS DISSOLVED");}, 6666);
Or:const wardState = "ACTIVE";
Or:function transmuteNegativity() { return "static";}
Again: the browser executes function.
The witch embeds intention.
404 PAGE AS A WARD
A Glitch Witch never wastes a 404 page.
Turn it into:
a threshold space
false corridors
static loops
anti-scraping wards
“you should not be here” dream logic
Example:
SIGNAL LOST UNAUTHORIZED ENTITY ROUTED TO NULLSPACE
Protection magic for digital spaces works best when it:
filters
redirects
dissolves
obscures
transmutes
Rather than escalating hostility.
There’s a college in my city that has a rumor that there’s a secret basement below the known basement that can only be accessed via some hidden stairs scattered around the school or by pressing a secret number sequence in some of the elevators. The staff at the school are super annoyed by this and have no idea where this rumor started.
But I know. I think it was me.
In my defense I never intended to start a rumor. Many years ago I worked as a cleaner at the school and one evening I had to transport one of those big floor washing machines from the basement to the second level via the elevator. When the doors opened a very confused looking man stood inside. He was one of those slicked back gym-bro IT guys and made no movement to get out. The elevator wouldn’t fit him, me and the machine so I asked “Where are you going? Up or down?”
He gave me a smug shit-eating grin and said “Down?” in a mocking tone.
It took me a second to realize that of course he wasn’t going down, we were in the basement, but his look and tone annoyed me so much I refused to admit I misspoke and instead said “Yeah, down. I don’t know if you’re going to the second basement”
His smile disappeared “There’s a second basement?”
“Yeah but it sounds like you don’t have access to it so I guess you’re going up? I’ll just wait”
I never thought of it as anything other than a funny story to tell about that time I got so annoyed with a guy that I invented an entire second basement, but it turns out he probably refused to believe a cleaner fooled him and the story spread.
The archive invites further investigation into the following: What architectural features most commonly trigger “Backrooms” associations?