trainyperson

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Weather Is Happening(weatherishappening.com)
4 points by trainyperson 2mo ago|0 comments
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by trainyperson 4mo ago
I used WebSerial + WebSockets during hardware to prototype some connected hardware (on boards that didn’t have WiFi). Plug in to USB, fire up the web app, and then press a button in NY to light up LEDs in SF – it was exciting stuff! I never
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by trainyperson 7mo ago
This just blocks AI features within Firefox. The feature I would really want here is a switch that blocks AI summaries, overviews, etc. on any websites you browse.
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by trainyperson 9mo ago
The financials of open access are interesting. Instead of journals getting revenue from subscribers, they charge authors an “Article Processing Charge” (APC) which for ACM is $1450 in 2026 and expected to go up. Authors from lower-middle in
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by trainyperson 1y ago
I like how the author mentioned typing speed tests as a “warm up” to the day. I frequently find myself going to do a typing speed test when I’m at my desk but unable to work, and have often wondered why I do that and if anyone else does tha
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by trainyperson 1y ago
The Barbican is one of my favorite places on Earth and this post in a simple way does such a good job of capturing the beauty and wonder I associate with it. Others have mentioned the greenhouse and the concert hall; I’ll the exhibition spa
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by trainyperson 1y ago
Doing the puzzle with “pencil and paper” logic is actually quite approachable and fun! I recommend it. Hint: you don’t need to run constraint satisfaction! There are some insightful shortcuts to be made
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by trainyperson 2y ago
The “Robber Barons” name is used now for the sketch comedy group on campus: https://youtube.com/@stanfordrobberbarons
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by trainyperson 2y ago
Same, although I know Shazam does most of its work on very high frequencies so it’s possible we’re not able to hear the part that got matched. The “Not Like Us” snippet (09/29 2:43pm) is easily recognizable though. And “Rockabye” can b
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by trainyperson 2y ago
I also love this visualization and remember being blown away when I first saw it! Two notes: 1. These “stringlines” are also known as Time-Space Diagrams in the transit industry, and they’ve been around for a while. e.g. https://
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by trainyperson 2y ago
Are there any tools that employ LLMs to fill out the Semantic Web data? I can see that being a high-impact use case: people don’t generally like manually filling out all the fields in a schema (it is indeed “a bother”), but an LLM could f
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by trainyperson 2y ago
Does Patreon let you see what percentage of your subscribers signed up through the iOS app?
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by trainyperson 2y ago
The term (I think) is “automatism”, popularized by Surrealists. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealist_automatism
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by trainyperson 2y ago
This article reasons that it is not a coincidence because of the “seconds pendulum” definition of the meter, which would necessitate the values being equal because of the pendulum time period equation. That all makes sense to me, and I ag
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by trainyperson 2y ago
The 1-minute (or less) headways on London Underground are precisely because of signal modernization over the past couple decades that has moved certain lines beyond purely fixed-block signaling.
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by trainyperson 2y ago
Much of what you’re describing (besides the live hitching and unhitching) is made possible by Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) [see link below]. This has been implemented in many rail systems globally, mostly urban rail. It helps re
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by trainyperson 2y ago
Assuming you mean TrainTime (which does both LIRR and Metro-North). That app is one of the best transit apps I’ve used (public or private). TrainTime has different requirements though - it’s focused on schedules and ticket-buying (and does
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by trainyperson 3y ago
I wasn’t around during the heyday of Demoscene but everything I see always blows me away. I think these days, Dwitter has a similar vibe. 140-character JavaScript demos: https://www.dwitter.net/
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by trainyperson 3y ago
I first learned about this piece in a college art class. Reading about it again, I’m intrigued by how much of the surrounding discourse (including the artist’s own comments) talks about “audience” and “public” and “humanity” in the abstract
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by trainyperson 3y ago
Although in this scenario, there’s (theoretically) an externalized benefit of improved fuel efficiency. So it’s possible that it is a net positive for society?