darkstarsys

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by darkstarsys 8mo ago
I've been fascinated by elevator algorithms since visiting NYC as a kid. The interesting stuff starts to happen when you account for popular floors, people going to work, coming home at the end of the day, dog-walking times, subway arr
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by darkstarsys 8mo ago
All of this, the news articles, the social media discussion, this very discussion, will be part of the training set for future AIs. What will they learn from this?
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by darkstarsys 8mo ago
This is at the top of my ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md. Always use bun for web projects, uv for python.
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Show HN: Pcons: new software build tool in Python, inspired by SCons and CMake(github.com)
1 points by darkstarsys 8mo ago|0 comments
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by darkstarsys 9mo ago
I still have my original one!
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by darkstarsys 9mo ago
I just got an S25 Ultra. How do you use the S-Pen with termux? I do have handwriting enabled in gboard and the S-Pen works for writing regular text. But can it write special characters, ctrl/alt, or something else to go beyond what reg
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Show HN: Daily-web: your daily-updates web feed(github.com)
1 points by darkstarsys 9mo ago|0 comments
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by darkstarsys 9mo ago
https://oberbrunner.com
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by darkstarsys 10mo ago
"Was genuinely hoping to find there was some interesting research going on, but it’s all just this "calculus"" -- everyone, in 1670
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by darkstarsys 10mo ago
This is the right answer. Don't just feed the data to a chatbot; have it write code to do what you want, repeatably and testably. You can probably have working python (and a docker container for it) in under 30 min.
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by darkstarsys 11mo ago
It's happening again now with robotics, self-driving vehicles and RL. Factory workers, truck drivers, construction work, order fulfillment, machinists, farm work, medical technicians and more are all very much at risk (same thing as
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by darkstarsys 1y ago
I just this week vibe-coded a personal knowledge management app that reads all my org-mode and logseq files and answers questions, and can update them, with WebSpeech voice input. Now it's my todo manager, grocery list, "what do I
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Show HN: Globe Viz: Global sea surface temps over time(globe-viz.oberbrunner.com)
1 points by darkstarsys 1y ago|0 comments
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by darkstarsys 1y ago
As a mostly-retired dev, I have a few interesting side projects to keep me busy: - 3D visualization of sea surface temps over time, very much a work in progress: https://globe-viz.oberbrunner.com - Also a Deep Time log-scaled ti
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by darkstarsys 1y ago
Cool! It would benefit from better physics though, maybe supersampling the position in time especially when moving fast. Each ball can't push to its edge fully, for instance.
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by darkstarsys 1y ago
And as a manager/CTO, the way to do this is to give the devs time to think about what they're doing, and reward implementation clarity (though it's its own reward for Amandas).
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by darkstarsys 1y ago
Clearly they were missing Amanda, the engineer who's had to review others' terrible code (and her own) for 20 years, and has learned the hard way to keep it simple. She knows she's writing code mostly for people to read, not
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by darkstarsys 1y ago
I prefer Claude Code (the `claude` cmd line version, with Sonnet 4) because it's more like an actual pair-programming session. It uses my claude acct rather than costing extra per token. It also hooks into all my MCP tools (shell (rest
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by darkstarsys 1y ago
Update: I refactored it to remove d3 and use solidjs for fully reactive SVG generation. I'm happy with how that came out. Panning and zooming are smoother now on all platforms.
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Show HN: Deep Timeline log-scale world history timeline(deep-timeline.oberbrunner.com)
6 points by darkstarsys 1y ago|1 comments
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by darkstarsys 2y ago
Be a craft programmer. Create or join a small lifestyle tech company that understands the beauty of software, the importance of keeping your tools sharp and your technique polished. Avoid the giant soul-sucking companies where you're j
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by darkstarsys 2y ago
Or, just hire a good UX designer. Seriously, nobody would think about "practical coding for startups surviving without a programmer. " ( ) Well, with AI coding... who knows...
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by darkstarsys 2y ago
Ah, good old Ted Nelson. His "Computer Lib/Dream Machines" captivated and inspired me as a counterculture kid in the '70s, and played a big part in me becoming a graphics nerd today. ( https://en.wikipedia.org&
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by darkstarsys 3y ago
No argument here, and I've been using emacs since around 1983. It's a hobby and a way of life. But like any way of life, it's for those who like that sort of thing.
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by darkstarsys 3y ago
That's not true. For instance: https://www.weather.gov/ffc/pop#:~:text=What%20does%20this%2... .
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by darkstarsys 3y ago
Is there a spreadsheet that supports units in its cells and GNU Units in formulas? Seems like that would be an amazing open source tool.
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by darkstarsys 3y ago
There are better isochrones out there. I like this one for Boston: https://www.mapnificent.net/boston/#12/42.3584/-71.0598/2820...
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by darkstarsys 5y ago
Looks really nice. I wish it handled yaml as well.
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by darkstarsys 5y ago
Just ask them. "What do you need to get this done and pushed out?" Then give them what they ask for. Listen instead of talking.
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by darkstarsys 5y ago
This is fine; there are lots of similar "intro to quaternions" pages around. One thing I haven't seen yet is someone showing how to interpolate between multiple quaternions over time, smoothly. (Hint: it's not slerp.) I

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