maurits

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   Life on the Uncanny Precipice(nsaphra.net)

   5 points by maurits 1mo ago|1 comments
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   by maurits 2mo ago

   I have a blog because I like having a blog. It has made me neither rich nor famous. Most prolific visitor is probably my mom and some bot out of Singapore.
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   by maurits 2mo ago

   This isn't about blogging per se. Its about commercial product-to-market fit. That market now favors short centralized video content.
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   by maurits 3mo ago

   Does anybody know a tool for making a 32 page A5 zine like Bumb books [1] for people with little to no layout tool knowledge? [1] https://bumpbooks.com/
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   by maurits 3mo ago

   I have publicly stated that if you can't be bothered to write, I can't be bothered to read.
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   by maurits 7mo ago

   "the bliss curve" [1] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bliss_point_(food)
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   by maurits 8mo ago

   I tell my students that they can watch sports on tv, but it will not make them fit. On a personal note, vibe coding leaves me with that same empty hollow sort of tiredness, as a day filled with meetings.
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   by maurits 8mo ago

   https://www.maurits.ch Photo-blog, everyday slice of life pictures, walking about on the street, since 2006.
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   by maurits 9mo ago

   "We, and our 226 partners use cookies and similar methods to recognize visitors"
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    by maurits 10mo ago

    I like this a lot, simple, elegant, unpretentious, walking down memory lane.
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    by maurits 10mo ago

    I would try to take DINO v3 [1] for a spin, for that specific use-case. Or, don't laugh, the Nano Banana [2] [1]: https://github.com/facebookresearch/dinov3 [2]: https://imgeditor.co/
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    by maurits 11mo ago

    I'm cynical and don't fear a world in which people can't verify photos for their authenticity. I fear (channeling a brave new world) that they simply will not care.
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    by maurits 1y ago

    >I'm sure people were saying that about commercial airline speeds in the 1970's too. Also elegantly formulated by: https://idlewords.com/talks/web_design_first_100_years.htm
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    by maurits 1y ago

    For statistical mechanics, I really liked [1]. Comes with loads of python programs. To see what might peak you interest, the videos in [2] could be a good starting point. [1]: https://www.coursera.org/learn/statistical-
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    by maurits 1y ago

    (forgot what type of flour you need for bread in supermarket) innocently googles 'flour bread' half the screen, CONTINUE WITH GOOGLE - stay in browser, click COOKIES We and our 917 partners CARE ABOUT YOUR PRIVACY, click, click, N
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    by maurits 1y ago

    I've had a self-hosted blog with slice of life pictures, for almost 20 years. Its my own little corner of the internet, not beholden to any social app or company. Something to look through when i'am 80.
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    Learn to code, go to law school(symmetrybroken.com)

    2 points by maurits 1y ago|0 comments
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    The Terror of War - An Associated Press Visual Analysis(apnews.com)

    6 points by maurits 1y ago|0 comments
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    by maurits 2y ago

    Reminds me a bit of Greg Egans' Incandescence [1] [1] : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandescence_(novel)
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    by maurits 2y ago

    uhm, hold down option-shift for smaller steps. Same for audio.
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    by maurits 2y ago

    For people interested in the softmax, log sum exp and energy models, have a look at "Your Classifier is Secretly an Energy Based Model and You Should Treat it Like One" [1] [1]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.0326
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    by maurits 2y ago

    This vividly remembers me of "The Year of Magical Thinking" [1] It hit hard, and I didn't finish the book. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Year_of_Magical_Thinking
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    by maurits 2y ago

    Slightly tangent: "Web Design: The First 100 Years" [1] [1]: https://idlewords.com/talks/web_design_first_100_years.htm
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    by maurits 2y ago

    "And there’s another thing. My other passion is street photography. Which is a bit like blogging." That's me. I've made everyday slice of life pictures, walking about, since 2006. Biggest source of traffic is probably my
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    by maurits 2y ago

    I'd wager that marketing figured out that people are willing to pay a premium for the added feature of not having alcohol. Maybe the same segment that also pays more for premium (healthy, biological etc ) food.
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    by maurits 2y ago

    "We and our 912 partners process your personal data" A museum. Just why??
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    by maurits 2y ago

    > It’s not just aesthetic. The mountains feel more like massive objects on these older cameras than they do on modern iPhone cameras. Might be due to a combination of sensor size, focal length on the older camera, and the distance to the
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    by maurits 2y ago

    For those who like this domain, the complexity explorer [1] is also a wonderful resource. [1] https://www.complexityexplorer.org/
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    by maurits 2y ago

    Any recommendations for a self hosted back-end that is images, photography only? Instagram seems to have taken over this space.
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    by maurits 2y ago

    "I keep this blog for me to write, not necessarily for others to read." That's me. I started in 2006, except I just post photos.