callumprentice

9 ms·

61.
by callumprentice 3y ago
Years ago, I wrote a script to find something in a big blob of data and to alert me when it was done, I added a “say <some glib Rambo or Schwarzenegger>” type phrase upon completion. I forgot about it and went to bed and was jolted aw
62.
Second Life by Linden Lab, the company I've worked for since 2004, turn 20 today [video](youtube.com)
130 points by callumprentice 3y ago|82 comments
63.
by callumprentice 3y ago
What a completely lovely way to express what I expect many of us are thinking. Thank you.
64.
by callumprentice 3y ago
I grew up in Leicester and then later moved to Silicon Valley. I had several old computers in a cupboard at my parents’ home for years - Acorn Atom, Atari 800, Video Genie, Elan Enterprise - and was never able to muster enough energy to sch
65.
by callumprentice 3y ago
You're right - still smaller but now 199 vs 448 bytes. Wonder if it can be made any smaller?
66.
by callumprentice 3y ago
267 bytes vs 1026 :) <svg width="100" height="100" xmlns=" http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path fill="#F60" d="M0 0h100v100H0z"/><path d="M50 77V50
67.
by callumprentice 3y ago
Excellent. Thank you.
68.
by callumprentice 3y ago
Anyone know how the controlled demolition works? I imagine something more sophisticated than a "radio controlled bomb" but maybe KISS.
69.
by callumprentice 3y ago
https://awesomekling.github.io/Ladybird-a-new-cross-platform... A mammoth task but the Serenity team is making huge progress.
70.
by callumprentice 4y ago
I have noticed a huge uptick recently in emails (I use Gmail) from legitimate companies telling me the likes of: I registered but never logged in, I still have something in my cart or "thanks for your feedback - we'll be in touch&
71.
by callumprentice 4y ago
I created streetviewr.com a few days after Street View launched in 2007 and ended up with some pretty fun images. After a couple of years, it became too much work to update and the domain lapsed. Kind of wished I'd kept it going.
72.
by callumprentice 4y ago
Heh- I get quite a lot with content like: "Hi - Grandma here - so nice to see to see you last week and glad your studies are going well. I hope you liked the sweater I sent over. Lots of love." Still not sure if they're real
73.
by callumprentice 4y ago
I don't think there is a way to export filters from Gmail but they're just a collection of simple rules like: "Congrats CALLU !" in subject goes to spam Like I alluded to in my post, it feels like these would be easy f
74.
by callumprentice 4y ago
I've used Gmail since 2003 and consequently was (un)lucky enough to get my $FIRSTNAME@gmail.com - it's certainly handy but boy do I get a lot of spam - 3-400 hundred a day I expect. I've definitely noticed an uptick recently
75.
by callumprentice 4y ago
I wonder how it does with these lengthy TOSs that are everywhere these days. EDIT: doh! No large blocks of text.
76.
by callumprentice 4y ago
Just brilliant. Thanks for sharing. I grew up going for long walks with my dad between villages along the disused railway and I remember crossing the bridge he mentions in the M1 piece many times. Used to love hearing stories from dad about
77.
by callumprentice 4y ago
The Ladybird bowser - part of the Serenity OS - is another alternative I’m following with a mixture of astonishment, admiration and excitement - https://awesomekling.github.io/Ladybird-a-new-cross-platform... I suspect that
78.
by callumprentice 4y ago
Thank you so much. My daughter is away at camp - I can't wait to show her tomorrow too when she gets back.
79.
by callumprentice 4y ago
Great suggestion - thank you.
80.
by callumprentice 4y ago
Thank you.
81.
by callumprentice 4y ago
Awe inspiring - can anyone point me to a description of the scale we're looking at? I'm sure it must be unimaginably large. What is the distance between the two top "arms" for example? Edit: easier to find than I imagin
82.
by callumprentice 4y ago
Thank you so much Emil - I have some old photos B/W of my dad who is no longer with us and have wanted to colorize them somehow for years. The results from just dropping the photos on your page - no tweaking or whatnot - are incredible
83.
by callumprentice 4y ago
Sure thing - it's amazing isn't it? I'm considering writing a version for Windows myself if noone one points me at an existing one.. I think it could be quite fun - especially as there are quite a few neat WebL/WebGPU pa
84.
by callumprentice 4y ago
https://github.com/liquidx/webviewscreensaver I tried it with this "web page as a screensaver" app and it worked perfectly. macOS only though - I couldn't find a Windows one.
85.
by callumprentice 4y ago
We leave it pretty long because it’s apparently very new and we were told that’s what you have to do. The soil is apparently awful though - more sand than soil - so I believe that’s one reason any water we do put on it runs away quickly. Ar
86.
by callumprentice 4y ago
Thank you. Great info. I’ve a feeling not worrying about the electricity side of things and figuring out how to really make use of grey water will be the solution we arrive at but we’ll see.
87.
by callumprentice 4y ago
It almost never rains here sadly.
88.
by callumprentice 4y ago
We’re about a 15 minute walk from the ocean. Does the marine layer extend that far inland ?
89.
by callumprentice 4y ago
Yes and actually a little bit of the front yard (no idea why) has the artificial stuff and it looks much better than I imagined. I haven’t looked at costs but I expect it’d be expensive to replace everything. I should at least get a quote -
90.
by callumprentice 4y ago
Yeah just for the lawn/garden although it might be interesting to extend it to household and even drinking water if I find a good solution. Fascinating, left field idea about generating money to pay for the water too.

More ›