gavanwoolery

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by gavanwoolery 5y ago
1) aesthetic is more novel than polygons, which are currently much more widespread (note: novel does not necessarily equate to "better" looking). 2) The finite limitations "leave more to the imagination" - in the same wa
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by gavanwoolery 5y ago
I enabled screentime/parental controls on my iPhone and gave control of the passcode to my wife. At first I could not wrangle it to block the things I wanted (was this an intentional move by Apple or just poor design?). What I ultimat
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by gavanwoolery 6y ago
April 16, 1992 - Ultima 7 is released September 1992 - Origin Systems acquired by EA for $35m March 15, 1994 - Ultima 8 released ... I will credit Garriott and Molyneux as being some of the most [overly] ambitious game designers, and this i
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by gavanwoolery 6y ago
I should correct that slightly because no one ever cites facts or quotes in isolation - usually they are in the context of a broader argument or hypothesis. But there have been a few cases, here Google will probably serve you better than m
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by gavanwoolery 6y ago
You are absolutely correct - perceiving censorship does not equate to being censored. That said (IMO), there is a lot of abusive behavior on all sides - so the question becomes, is the treatment equal? It may just serve as a litmus test, at
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by gavanwoolery 6y ago
Someone else on HN (I cannot recall who), stated something along the lines of (paraphrasing): "Centralized power can be abused in the hands of the government or the private sector [via monopolies]" Whether or not you agree, I thou
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by gavanwoolery 6y ago
I would not say it is "unfounded" - but rather that censorship is ill-defined, at least in the public eye. We have come up with words that are easier to swallow like "deplatforming" and "fact checking." Censors
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by gavanwoolery 6y ago
In the absence of hard, irrefutable and all-encompassing proof, everything is just religion.
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by gavanwoolery 6y ago
I gotta say, rowing had zero appeal for me until I got into HIIT (F45). Even though I have been using it for three years, I would still say it is the most punishing/rewarding piece of equipment at my gym, and probably the only one that
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by gavanwoolery 6y ago
This is really great work. :) On a slightly tangential note, I understand why they chose an audio representation over symbolic, but I think that training the latter is more useful (commercially speaking). Would love to be able to get a tra
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by gavanwoolery 6y ago
I have a graveyard filled to the brim with side projects, and just ONE project that I keep coming back to (I have been working on it for 20 years). Its getting to the point where I do fewer side projects because I understand there is only o
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
Master of Orion was notable in that it was the first game I remember with "meaningful" NPC interactions. Even though interactions were quite limited (make/break alliances, espionage, trade, etc), early alliances could determ
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
Haha, yep, because this account retweets gavanw and not the other way around. But the links are cleverly "hidden" in my profile. :)
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
A bit of self-promo, but for those interested I also am using a variation of this algorithm powered by compute shaders. See https://twitter.com/voxelquest . If you scroll down a bit, you can even see versions using the map
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
I respectfully disagree -- something that is 10 times more efficient costs 10 times less energy (theoretically). When the end user suffers a server outage due to load, when they run out of battery ten times quicker, all of these things mat
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
I immediately recognized the headline even though its been 15 years since I last read up on Cyc. I still think the potential of lambda calculus in knowledge representation and logical deduction is high and under-represented in research. Jus
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
The author has done a really good overview here, however (perhaps by virtue of the example being too simple), the resulting code looks much less readable than the original code. Which I guess goes to say, there are probably situations wher
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
I'm an even bigger fan of the slightly larger and more detailed bitmap fonts used in the early 90s, popularized on Amiga, arcade machines, and in particular the demoscene. These fonts were the inspiration for the Voxel Quest logo [1].
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
I was mostly sedentary until about 1.5 years ago. I have tried almost every form of exercise, but the only thing that has truly hooked me so far is circuit/interval training (for both cardio and resistance). I have done almost 400 ses
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
May I present my favorite UGG meme: https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1590291-untitled-goose-game
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
Competition is generally good, but competing standards are bad, especially when they have no real advantages over each other. Imagine if every platform had its own incompatible version of C (ok, yes there are incompatibilities but they are
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
There is something to be said for more tribal-esque living. If you live with close relatives, you can probably drastically reduce the amount of bills, mortgages, babysitters / caregivers, and cars that everyone pays for, at the cost of
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
Neat, dont have time to dive in the source right now but whats the trick? Light probes? Edit: Ah, nevermind its one click away: "Illumination technique used here is: Realtime direct shadowmapping with time blended lighmaps for global i
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
That's fair, but we are diving into subjective territory. Lets say (hypothetically) that half of the employees support ICE. Who decides then whether or not the contract is maintained? (Unlikely scenario in this case, but I am more in
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
I agree, I think its not an apples-to-apples comparison, and that is slightly intentional. I want to highlight the same decision to be made under a less frictional commodity to ask the question: where does one draw the line on what they su
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
For the record (if it matters) I am very pro-immigration and pro-immigrant rights, but I don't think denying chef services to ICE will actually do anything - let me explain. Lets look at this from another perspective (couldn't hur
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
I've been programming for a quarter of a century. It has taken me a long time to realize that "dumb code" is the best. Dumb code is easy to read. Dumb code is concise and to the point, not attempting to address theoretical pr
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
As with most positions of power, I am certain there is some abuse, although in some cases it can also be mutual attraction (probably more rare). I recall in my college that students "frequently hooked up" with their TAs, (whether
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
I think this is generally true (the distinction between innate and conscious bias). Still, I am curious what kind of experiment might be able to reveal such innate biases (perhaps if an applicant worked remotely and their name and sex were
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by gavanwoolery 7y ago
I think you are correct, it is a nuanced question. But perhaps some insight into statistics around factors that push females towards or away from professorship might be useful.

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