Simulacrum0

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by Simulacrum0 4y ago
i wish you well on rolling your own Physics. Its certainly straightfoward to implement formulas for kinematics/dynamics as you suggest, but like the first comment references, timesteps and stability are quite elusive to get manageable
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by Simulacrum0 4y ago
By oldest, probably the Foley "Principals of Graphics" or the later, slimmer Watt "3D Graphics" are ~'30years'+ If you're considering later books, probably Perlin/Musgrave/etc.'s "Textu
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by Simulacrum0 5y ago
How we expand the art of "describing behaviors to our machines" from < 1% of the world ( who can program ) to the other 99%...
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by Simulacrum0 5y ago
While every business's decision on 'reinvest' vs payout should be unique to their needs, do consider what degree of tax-writeoffs/claimed-losses/depreciations you're likely to gain from 'reinvesting'.
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by Simulacrum0 5y ago
i am heartened to read your question...regardless of choice/outcome, at least you're thinking about the pros/cons of the topic...When it comes to lifeforms that threaten (Mosquitos, Ticks ) or damage possessions (Rodents-wrec
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by Simulacrum0 5y ago
For pure psychological, "Audition" is horrifying...a japanese horror story without any supernatural elements...
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by Simulacrum0 5y ago
Interesting question on why tech X and not Y. Regardless of superiority or prior-existence arguments, such as Betamax vs VHS, Null-terminated-Strings vs Length-included, etc., determining a dominant tech is usually about the human experienc
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by Simulacrum0 5y ago
- Post Apocalyptic Rebuilding of Human Society guided by history's narratives. - Rearing of Post-human, A.I. minded robots to be a 'better-people' and how they, in turn, grow beyond us and yet course correct our ego & bio
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by Simulacrum0 5y ago
Ray Tracing ( specifically Path Traced GI ) is fairly simple given the complexity of 'reality' and light bouncing off or through various materials. The actual algorithms used to bounce/scatter/gather light aren't c
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by Simulacrum0 5y ago
Sounds awful. Explaining clear details & timeline to the Police or FBI sounds important. If you get dismissed, try again at a different time. Hang in there.
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by Simulacrum0 6y ago
As disaffected as it is, i think Neal Stepheson's "Diamond Age" has programming book "backstory" that carries weight many years later...sort of a 3rd decade insight class of wisdom...
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by Simulacrum0 6y ago
YES
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by Simulacrum0 6y ago
Would love to help, but memory of Sept. 1992 seems blurry at best. Why that date?
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by Simulacrum0 6y ago
i'm 48 and have run 2 startups over the past 25 years...it can be an intense roller coaster of a journey and i empathize with your struggle. May you find what you are seeking and may you find balance between your mental health and ent
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by Simulacrum0 7y ago
Sorry to read of your struggles. i nearly skipped to reading the next item of interest but i recall how important it can be to echo "hang in there, as bad as things get, know that life is cyclical and it will get better, given time, pe
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by Simulacrum0 7y ago
Javascript will be with us for a long time ( the new BASIC?) C99: while there is much to applaud in Rust and Swift, but i doubt C will be displaced in the embedded space given the pace of embedded device development and scale of legacy libr
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by Simulacrum0 7y ago
Tax changes triggered a strong, negative impact here in CT., USA as it capped deductions from State Income Tax and Mortgage ( which covers my home office ). I hope lowering the corporate tax rate produces GDP growth, but that will take time