Hello, I'm İlhan Neğiş, a.k.a

Eringen

/ˈe.rɪŋ.ɡen/ (Turkish noun) - archaic constructed form
  • 1. Procrastinator
  • 2. Something that has emerged, been generated, or has come to existence as a result of action, creation, or transformation.

Thoughts about design, making and code. Random information, experiments, and notes from the workbench.

About

design, code, build, make

ilhan

I’m interested in the space where ideas turn into real things. Sometimes that’s software, sometimes it’s electronics, sometimes it’s something built by hand.

I care about design, how things work, and how they feel when you use them. I enjoy the process of sketching ideas, experimenting, refining details, and learning by doing.

This site is a collection of notes, experiments, and thoughts from things I’m building, breaking, and putting back together.

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Recent writing

A living notebook for things and tinkering

2026-02-24

SSH Gaming: Turning a Login into a Level

What happens when you replace a user's terminal shell with a video game? I spent the weekend experimenting with OpenSSH's ForceCommand to create a 'shell-less' gaming experience. The result is XZAP a classic Commorore 16 game inspired GO muse, you play by simply SSHing into my server

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