elsyx

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   by elsyx 4y ago

   Music for Programming[0] is a nice site with mixes of music, most of it ambient, intended to provide focus while programming. Each mix has a setlist so you can follow along and perhaps find some new artists to explore. [0] https:/&#x2
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   by elsyx 4y ago

   Definitely an unwarranted cat call.
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   by elsyx 5y ago

   > I eschew Cavendish bananas entirely since, just like a boca-burger tries to mimic a real burger, the Cavendish banana tries to mimic the real banana. That's a strange analogy. Cavendish bananas are a type of "real" banan
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   by elsyx 10y ago

   This[1] is a fascinating book that delves into this subject in an interesting way. In addition to looking at each letter of the modern Latin alphabet and its history and evolution, the author extrapolates the evolution of each character int
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   by elsyx 12y ago

   I would assume mounting cameras on traffic lights is an easier sell to a city, since they can be marketed as a revenue generation device.
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   by elsyx 12y ago

   I recently came across this[1] book, which was suggested to me after having purchased Randall Munroe's "What If?" xkcd book. At least this book is relatively up-front about what it is in its description, but it's clearl