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1. 1051.▲
   by disqard 8y ago

   Thank you!
2. 1052.▲
   by disqard 8y ago

   I've been working on a visual programming language where "the pictures are the code", in a sense. It's called BlockStudio, and you can use it online (for free) [1]. I'm curious to hear your feedback (if you do try
3. 1053.▲
   by disqard 8y ago

   Yes, a sort of "Global Yellow Pages". I personally still have it for event invitations from a handful of friends.
4. 1054.▲
   by disqard 8y ago

   That made my morning! Thank you for sharing.
5. 1055.▲
   by disqard 8y ago

   Concur. I was interrupted by two different popups within the first 15 seconds of trying to consume content, so I gave up and left.
6. 1056.▲
   by disqard 8y ago

   I'll try and simplify: He would ideally say A, B, C, and D. Then descend into each part, so we know where he is going. Instead, he says A, A1, A1.a, A1.b, A1.b1, A1.b2, A1.c, A2, A3, A3.a, A3.b, A3.b1, A3.b1.i, A3.b1.ii, ... What shoul
7. 1057.▲
   by disqard 8y ago

   Thank you for sharing this! It's Yet Another Example of deBord's "Society of the Spectacle", where the knowledge contained within the book devolves into "having" the book, and finally, into the "appearance
8. 1058.▲
   by disqard 8y ago

   The speaker's narrative style in this video has many depth-first branches, before he unwinds the stack and continues. This makes it a high-effort endeavor (for me) to stay focused on his message. After ~15 minutes, I gleaned these two
9. 1059.▲
   by disqard 8y ago

   These are fascinating viewpoints, especially this triadic juxtaposition. Thank you for sharing!
10. 1060.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    Thank you for sharing these details! I value the insight into how diverse the "making ends meet" dimension can be, even among people connected to tech in some way.
11. 1061.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    I just saw this and came back to HN to share it :) Thanks!
12. 1062.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    Thank you for sharing this.
13. 1063.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    I'm not trying to undermine you, but can you share a link or source? I too, have a vague feeling that many "AI Startups" are trying to ride the buzzword train, and actually doing their work using humans. However, I haven&#x27
14. 1064.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    This is very cool work! I particularly like the idea of a "human in the loop" as objective function for the GA. Yes, it's slow and I didn't end up playing more than a few rounds, but the core idea is a Good One. Thank yo
15. 1065.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    Thank you for sharing that. Our awareness of our own attention is quite a "superpower". Harnessing it is a non-trivial matter, but strengthening our muscles requires focused exercise too.
16. 1066.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    This is a great observation. Makes me want to revisit McLuhan and Postman's writings.
17. 1067.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    Thanks for taking the time to reply, and I got a good chuckle out of the 4k "remake" :)
18. 1068.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    Apologies for the OT question, but does anybody know why the foreman video clip is used as a standard test sequence for video encoding? Thanks in advance!
19. 1069.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    GP, I hope you heed this person's advice. To make a food analogy, if you're trying to learn how to cook, you don't need the latest kitchen gadgets. Just ingredients, pots/pans, and a reliable, controllable source of heat
20. 1070.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    This is beautiful. Thank you for making and sharing! My own setup is a NextCloud-storage directory hierarchy where I write notes using MDWiki [1]. This lets me continue recording my thoughts even when I'm offline. [1] https:/&#x2
21. 1071.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    Yes, technology acts as an amplifier for human intentions (Kentaro Toyama's words, not mine). Thus, fixing the underlying cause of the Seattle Freeze is the only thing that can fix the Seattle Freeze, not layering tech-based fixes on t
22. 1072.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    I like pandoc. I've been using Typora [1] for all of my writing, and it's decent, but a little slow. What editor do HN folks use? I wonder if there's a leaner editor out there with an equally nice distraction-free editing int
23. 1073.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    Fair point, but there are some exceptions. For instance, the Atlantic's Masthead subscription gives you ad-free access to their audio podcasts. Overall, I agree with you: once I am a paying subscriber of NYT (say), why should I be
24. 1074.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    What an "absurd" proposition! :)
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    by disqard 8y ago

    Ah, until I read your"EDIT", I was about to ask the creator why the following binding ends in a semicolon: define y = 12; but the following one does not: define fn(x) = { ... }
26. 1076.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    I came here expecting to see Steven Wittens' excellent writeup [0] mentioned in the comments. Since it is not, I feel obligated to mention it. [0] https://acko.net/blog/how-to-fold-a-julia-fractal/
27. 1077.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    This looks like a useful framework. To the creator: Could you help me understand how lightweight this is, in terms of memory usage? For instance, how much memory is used to render the Wikipedia sample page, when using Ultralight, vs. using
28. 1078.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    Very cool. Thank you for making and sharing this!
29. 1079.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    Thank you for the pointer to Recoll! I'm trying it out now -- I have way too many pdfs, and I could really use the extra features (like context previews).
30. 1080.▲
    by disqard 8y ago

    If you can deal with not having instant gratification, Massdrop [0] has group buys of custom keycap sets, which are designed by members of the community. [0] https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-admgc-sa-green-scree.