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> "I've been collecting hex grid resources for over 25 years." Weird hobby, but hey, who am I to judge? Thanks for the ultimate resource, I genuinely enjoyed f

> "I've been collecting hex grid resources for over 25 years." Weird hobby, but hey, who am I to judge? Thanks for the ultimate resource, I genuinely enjoyed following and interacting with it.

amitp 3y ago
Thanks! I celebrate weird hobby web sites. Here are some of my favorites: * 59828 different definitions of "triangle center" https://faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html https://faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html * Amazing reference on bezier curves https://pomax.github.io/bezierinfo/ https://pomax.github.io/bezierinfo/ * Sunbeam radiant toaster http://automaticbeyondbelief.org/ http://automaticbeyondbelief.org/ * How to pack geometric shapes inside other shapes https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/ https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/ * Pictures of library cards https://librarycards.tripod.com/id1.html https://librarycards.tripod.com/id1.html * All about pc fans https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php?title=PC_Fans https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php?title=PC_Fans * Cross sections of candy bars https://scandybars.tumblr.com/ https://scandybars.tumblr.com/ * All kinds of info about bicycles https://www.sheldonbrown.com/ https://www.sheldonbrown.com/ * Every type of plastic used by lego https://bricknerd.com/home/every-type-of-plastic-used-by-lego-5-20-22 https://bricknerd.com/home/every-type-of-plastic-used-by-leg... * Ian's Shoelace Site https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/
- TacticalCoder 3y ago
  > How to pack geometric shapes inside other shapes https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/ https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/ Packing / bin-packing is very serious stuff: savings made there directly translate to less waste / reduced costs (for example when cutting shapes into sheets of metal in big factories). > * Amazing reference on bezier curves https://pomax.github.io/bezierinfo/ https://pomax.github.io/bezierinfo/ And some beautiful graphs in there, notably those under section 26 "Curvature of a curve". Screenshot'ed for my own collection of good looking stuff!
- amitp 3y ago
  Another one of my favorites has disappeared recently :-( "the sierpinski triangle page to end most sierpinski triangle pages ™" — but it's still on wayback machine https://web.archive.org/web/20190322201106/https://www.oftenpaper.net/sierpinski.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20190322201106/https://www.often...

> "I've been collecting hex grid resources for over 25 years." Weird hobby, but hey, who am I to judge? Thanks for the ultimate resource, I genuinely enjoyed following and interacting with it.

amitp 3y ago

Thanks! I celebrate weird hobby web sites. Here are some of my favorites: * 59828 different definitions of "triangle center" https://faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html https://faculty.evansville.edu/ck6/encyclopedia/ETC.html * Amazing reference on bezier curves https://pomax.github.io/bezierinfo/ https://pomax.github.io/bezierinfo/ * Sunbeam radiant toaster http://automaticbeyondbelief.org/ http://automaticbeyondbelief.org/ * How to pack geometric shapes inside other shapes https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/ https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/ * Pictures of library cards https://librarycards.tripod.com/id1.html https://librarycards.tripod.com/id1.html * All about pc fans https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php?title=PC_Fans https://nick-black.com/dankwiki/index.php?title=PC_Fans * Cross sections of candy bars https://scandybars.tumblr.com/ https://scandybars.tumblr.com/ * All kinds of info about bicycles https://www.sheldonbrown.com/ https://www.sheldonbrown.com/ * Every type of plastic used by lego https://bricknerd.com/home/every-type-of-plastic-used-by-lego-5-20-22 https://bricknerd.com/home/every-type-of-plastic-used-by-leg... * Ian's Shoelace Site https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/ https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/

TacticalCoder 3y ago
> How to pack geometric shapes inside other shapes https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/ https://erich-friedman.github.io/packing/ Packing / bin-packing is very serious stuff: savings made there directly translate to less waste / reduced costs (for example when cutting shapes into sheets of metal in big factories). > * Amazing reference on bezier curves https://pomax.github.io/bezierinfo/ https://pomax.github.io/bezierinfo/ And some beautiful graphs in there, notably those under section 26 "Curvature of a curve". Screenshot'ed for my own collection of good looking stuff!
amitp 3y ago
Another one of my favorites has disappeared recently :-( "the sierpinski triangle page to end most sierpinski triangle pages ™" — but it's still on wayback machine https://web.archive.org/web/20190322201106/https://www.oftenpaper.net/sierpinski.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20190322201106/https://www.often...