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by whtrbt 1mo ago
There’s a fascinating book called Don’t Sleep, There Are Snakes by Daniel Everett that covers the Piraha people in the Amazon. Their language is unusual: no recurrent sentences, almost no discussion of the past. I’m not suggesting they are
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by whtrbt 3mo ago
Who made this? I didn't see any About section or answer to that in the questions.
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by whtrbt 4mo ago
I used to want this kind of recipe card, but I've cooked so much that's no longer the case (I actually forgot all about the idea until reading this comment). I can usually look at the list of ingredients, and imagine what needs to
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by whtrbt 4mo ago
Yes.
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by whtrbt 6mo ago
Very cool! The dither is no longer in screenspace though, which kills the retro charm.
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by whtrbt 7mo ago
Business Analyst
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by whtrbt 8mo ago
You would need to say "red fox". I think that feature, managing specificity, is actually quite well implemented.
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by whtrbt 8mo ago
It’s certainly possible, but you don’t need to go to any trouble - I’d hate to have misremembered the name and waste your time.
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by whtrbt 8mo ago
There was a MUD I read a printout of the textile manual for when I was a kid (didn’t have a computer). It explained how to create mobs and zones, and one of the example characters they used repeatedly was a knight or paladin called Geoffrey
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by whtrbt 11mo ago
_America of Theseus_ is a great shorthand for what you're describing. Did you just come up with it then?
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by whtrbt 11mo ago
In what way do those imperfections make something like cutlery inferior?
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by whtrbt 1y ago
You can probably manage to reproduce the butterfly battle here (original paper): https://distill.pub/2020/growing-ca
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by whtrbt 1y ago
I've also been (December 2024), I didn't realise it was so difficult to get reservations. It is an awesome space and surprisingly well lit.
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by whtrbt 2y ago
Maybe stupid answer, but I’ve read a few older papers that used ensembles to identify when a prediction is out of distribution. Not sure what SotA approach is though.
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It is as if you were on your phone – a game by Pippin Barr(pippinbarr.com)
2 points by whtrbt 2y ago|0 comments
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by whtrbt 2y ago
They mention that the length of the thong by which the spoon is attached to the belt is about the right length to lift it to your face, but that's it.
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0DE5 (a course/encyclopedia for the apprentice hacker(0de5.net)
3 points by whtrbt 2y ago|0 comments
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by whtrbt 3y ago
You're going to be battling with your attention a lot in the beginning. I think just making a habit of it regardless and putting in the time is necessary. You could always go on a retreat — you'll have very limited options for dis
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by whtrbt 3y ago
Does the demoscene count?
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by whtrbt 4y ago
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1654475429 just over 36 mins in.
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Is It My Body: technological horror in film(reallifemag.com)
2 points by whtrbt 4y ago|0 comments
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by whtrbt 4y ago
I read the docs too. Great docs can spell the difference between using your code and giving up or finding another solution. If you're new to a particular language or programming, code with great docs can also teach you how the language
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by whtrbt 4y ago
Someone posted this link above ( https://ulsterlinen.com/flax-to-linen/ ) which indicates that separating the seed is part of the processing.
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by whtrbt 4y ago
I agree that HTML + CSS are very different, but why do you say they aren't programming?
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by whtrbt 5y ago
It's in their user profile https://store.steampowered.com/app/1537490/Tentacle_Typer/
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by whtrbt 5y ago
We use a kotatsu [0] for this - a table with a heating element underneath and a thick quilted 'tablecloth'. I'm in Melbourne, so the lowest it gets is a few degrees above 0C, but we _never_ use air con/heating. Summer we
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by whtrbt 5y ago
Maybe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirahã_people
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by whtrbt 5y ago
Huygens Optics on Youtube [0] has some interesting research into optical gates using interference. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS1zAAD1nXI
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by whtrbt 6y ago
I think the type of estimation meant here is the agile type, where the team looks at a feature/requirement and estimates the time or relative effort based on the nature of the requirement + whatever other factors they choose. It's
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by whtrbt 6y ago
The simplicity is really appealing! Your video was good too, very clear. It's tempting to try it, but I prefer to host all my writing and works myself.

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