graphpapa

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1. 61.▲
   by graphpapa 7y ago

   I interpreted it to mean that they are in fact a subset of Bezier curves. A computed smooth-spline (cant remember what they’re called) is still stored using the exact same information as any other Bézier curve - but the extra rules about it
2. 62.▲
   by graphpapa 7y ago

   I understand enough to think the proposal sounds reasonable, but not enough to know why it is apparently, in fact, unreasonable.
3. 63.▲
   by graphpapa 7y ago

   This is what is commonly meant by ‘relatively prime’, yes. Also referred to as being coprime. Defn: a & b are coprime/ relatively prime iff GCD(a,b) = 1
4. 64.▲
   by graphpapa 7y ago

   I think it is mainly the extra time spent on the foundational definitions - ie. multiple paragraphs and multiple interactive widgets just to clarify what is meant by a bi-vector. I don’t claim to have delved very deep in the topic before, b
5. 65.▲
   by graphpapa 7y ago

   Thank you for this context
6. 66.▲
   by graphpapa 7y ago

   This seems to be an excellent introduction to geometric algebra, a topic I have had difficulty picking up so far.
7. 67.▲
   by graphpapa 7y ago

   Well if block 1 takes ages but everything after that is dependant 2->3->4 etc. Obviously it would be nice to just re-run block two and have those changes cascade
8. 68.▲
   by graphpapa 7y ago

   This is amazing
9. 69.▲
   by graphpapa 7y ago

   the antidote presumably being whatever a capsule wardrobe is for information
10. 70.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    I’m pretty mathsy but I don’t get this
11. 71.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    I too love your website thank you
12. 72.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    Are you saying 105 isn’t that many? What is this
13. 73.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    If Anki or other existing flash card programs are attacked because of this I would consider that quite evil
14. 74.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    Yes
15. 75.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    Under-reporting of one’s ability is often related to having a _higher_ ability though. perhaps a heightened perception of your linguistic shortcomings is an unfortunate by-product of that superior ability I don’t know what I believe is true
16. 76.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    I dunno. I like that style, makes more sense to me.
17. 77.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    My story telling preference is little-endian and the type of exchange you’ve just described drives me bonkers
18. 78.▲
    Show HN: How IFS Fractal Images Are Generated, an interactive guide(joelstrouts.com)

    2 points by graphpapa 7y ago|1 comments
19. 79.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    This is the origin of the concept of a skin graft, surely.
20. 80.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    Perhaps it is a failing of science that we have that perception
21. 81.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    as a brit, I would say 'tuna' and 'tuner' exactly the same
22. 82.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    I assumed this was a joke paper
23. 83.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    Higgs is absolutely a more familiar name than the others, and stain too, whether you think his contributions were proportional to that recognition or not
24. 84.▲
    by graphpapa 7y ago

    At a the UK university I attend I know a sizeable group of people who think exactly like this and have probably already read this exact article. Diligent people dead set on making the most change they can with their skills.
25. 85.▲
    by graphpapa 8y ago

    Vim fugitive makes this pretty straightforward `:0Glog`. I imagine many other git wrappers provide similar functionality