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applekor
12y ago
Last time I needed a maze I implemented Kruskal's algorithm, which is generally useful for finding the minimum spanning tree of a graph. You just run it on a lattice graph where all edge weights are the same and you have yourself a per
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applekor
12y ago
I know you mean well, but this isn't necessarily an appropriate place or method for advertisement. It's a serious thing, and insinuating that your app will/can 'solve' other's depression can be seen as belittli
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applekor
12y ago
Because Manhattan distance isn't an admissible heuristic for an 8-connected grid I think it breaks the A*'s guarantee of optimality. I don't have an example, but it might be a place to start looking.
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applekor
12y ago
I wholeheartedly agree with 1 and 2, but I'm less enthusiastic about 3 and 4. I can't imagine that you meant it this way, but it can sometimes come across as "you have no valid reason to feel sad," which then makes some
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applekor
12y ago
Pretty great cookbook I've taken a few meals from: http://www.leannebrown.ca/cookbooks/ Rather than cheap food that happens to be edible, she tried to focus on actually good food that happens to be cheap. Really w
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applekor
12y ago
I think the idea behind the bigger font sizes is that the space between your head and the screen is typically greater than that between and a book you're reading. I would agree that this takes a bit far, but it may look nice on a mobil
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12y ago
I like OP's typography better in most respects, but the mobile site's line length is far more manageable.
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12y ago
I'm probably not the one to be giving advice on the matter, but there are some pretty nice ways of wasting time that aren't reading and playing video games. At least for me, taking care of kids and simple chores like doing the dis
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12y ago
Better to help those who don't deserve it than to neglect those who do.