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by kbob 8y ago
Here is my code. https://github.com/kbob/deep-synth Specifically, look at experiments/deep-svf.c. If SVF is not defined, it uses a C translation of the Supercollider BLowpass2 algorithm. If SVF is defined, it us
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by kbob 8y ago
I was surprised to learn that Roland's JP-08 synthesizer uses an FPGA to simulate an analog synth. https://youtu.be/zIFLdka9kTM?t=7m34s
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by kbob 8y ago
That's where GCC was circa 1988.
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by kbob 8y ago
"How do I learn three new programming languages in a weekend?" "Just be yourself." Great advice, thanks! (-:
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by kbob 8y ago
But every town, village, and hill in the UK has a funny name. Croydon must have something more.
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by kbob 8y ago
Is LIDAR actually better than video? If I understand LIDAR correctly, it gives a 1D array of depth data and is fairly limited in either resolution or speed. Video provides much more data at higher speed, and it seems like it'd be eas
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by kbob 8y ago
In counterpoint, I've had a Model 3 for two weeks now, and can't operate the touchscreen at all while the car is moving. I can't hit the small buttons at arm's length while the car is bouncing around. The first (and la
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by kbob 8y ago
In what way was early DEC not open? In the 1960s and 1970s, every DEC computer came with a full schematic. You could troubleshoot any signal on any board. Most of it was COTS components, and replacements were easily obtained. Also, by 19
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by kbob 8y ago
This quiz really drives home how thoroughly Helvetica has permeated corporate typography. It's like Brooks Brothers or ThinkPads -- you couldn't have a serious business without it.
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by kbob 8y ago
What other languages are "MIT-created"? I think of Lisp, Scheme, CLU, Logo, MDL, and Planner offhand, but those are all ancient. I'm sure there have been some in the last 30 years.
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by kbob 8y ago
Great project. Have you looked at the Convex C-Series architecture? They copied the Cray vector idea. Starting with the C2 (I think) there was also a Vector Mask (VM) register which described which vector elements had valid data. Since t
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by kbob 8y ago
> The margins are too thin. But if you're known to buy a large Squishee and a copy of Radioactive Man 73% of the time when you fill up between 1:00 and 3:00 PM, the margins look a little better.
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by kbob 8y ago
You can get WS2811, which is the driver chip without an LED. You can hook that up to any RGB LED in any form factor. It's more expensive and requires more PCB space, but you get flexibility in LED placement.
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by kbob 8y ago
LEDs draw lots of power. I just put ~~50W~~25W of SK6812s in my 3D printer enclosure. (It's overkill, but not drastically so.) So you're going to need big batteries for any LED project. Edit: matho. 25W, not 50W.
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by kbob 8y ago
This article is fluff. If you're looking for substantive information on the earlier half of DEC's history, I recommend this book. Computer Engineering: a DEC View of Hardware Systems Design C. Gordon Bell, J. Craig Mudge, John E.
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by kbob 8y ago
And its sequel, Rule 34.
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by kbob 8y ago
ARM got sort of a Streisand Effect: this project probably wouldn't have happened if ARM hadn't drawn attention to its new competitor.
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by kbob 8y ago
Having test driven a Model 3, my biggest concern is what the big screen will do to my night vision. It has a night mode, but I've found that even a normal car's small blue high beam indicator significantly shrinks my pupils on a
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by kbob 8y ago
Or as Charlie Parker allegedly said, "Learn the changes [harmonic structure], then forget them."
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by kbob 8y ago
Think about low-budget computing. Maybe all you have is a dumpster-computer, and a new set of DIMMs costs more than your monthly income.
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by kbob 8y ago
They added a nice set of photos, though.
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by kbob 8y ago
Can confirm. I always shop at the second closest HD, because the difference in on-floor customer service is night and day. Try a different location if it's not much further away.
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by kbob 8y ago
I never connected my Switch to the network. Is there some functionality I'm missing?
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by kbob 8y ago
Single letters were reserved for personal commands and aliases.
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by kbob 8y ago
I'm curious, what are the limitations of the Finder?
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by kbob 8y ago
> People don't buy many watches, because they last a long time. Smartwatches can fix that problem. Obsolete in 1 year, battery failure in 2 years, incompatible with app ecosystem in 5 years.
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by kbob 8y ago
On a somewhat related note, I created check-git a few months ago. It scans a directory tree for unclean git repositories. Maybe someone will find it useful. https://kbob.github.io/2016/11/08/check-git
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by kbob 8y ago
To maximize income net of living expenses, you should live in your car under the Googleplex. (And work upstairs.)
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by kbob 8y ago
Aaargh! "cat | sort" is an antipattern. Sort accepts a list of files as arguments. "sort [flags] file1 file2 ..." is more concise, more efficient, and is less likely to run out of space.
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by kbob 8y ago
Nor the CMU Mach years, nor the ancient Unix years?

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