miki_tyler

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by miki_tyler 21d ago
The way I see it is the model playing memento, leaving information and clues to its next generations hidden somewhere.
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by miki_tyler 23d ago
You don’t need a license for that.
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by miki_tyler 23d ago
This is so cool! Congrats!
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by miki_tyler 3mo ago
I did: https://thelydianstone.com/
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by miki_tyler 4mo ago
It happens to me when I am taking creatine. As you did, I trained myself to keep my eyes shut until it is safe to reopen them. I do this automatically now.
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by miki_tyler 5mo ago
Very nice project! Is the editor/composer separate from the runtime? If I build a workflow in the visual editor, can I use that same flow inside my own app just by using the runtime/engine? Or is it mainly tied to the Statewright
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by miki_tyler 7mo ago
lol, yes, it was.
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by miki_tyler 7mo ago
Their universes disconnect the moment they make contact, but Marcus knows Pompeii well and escapes the eruption just before it happens. So he can point Ulyses to places where things will be buried or hidden. I also needed the relationship t
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by miki_tyler 7mo ago
I know and love the Acoup Blog, and the premise of the story does not contradict what Acoup says. In fact, if you look carefully, there is an Easter egg hidden somewhere in the story about the Acoup Blog.
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by miki_tyler 7mo ago
You're only as good as the tools you use. They are improving fast though, you can already see a noticeable difference between the artwork in Volume 1 and Volume 2, and they were made about six months apart.
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by miki_tyler 7mo ago
I actually disagree a bit. The whole premise of the story is that there are shortcuts indeed, when someone has the entire tech tree available at the push of a button. The Romans were very capable engineers. If you give them a few key ideas
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by miki_tyler 7mo ago
I know Lest Darkness Fall. It’s great. Someone recommended it in the Hacker News thread when I posted the first volume, so I read it after that.
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Show HN: The Roman Industrial Revolution that could have been (Vol 2)(thelydianstone.com)
43 points by miki_tyler 7mo ago|35 comments
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by miki_tyler 7mo ago
A few months ago, I shared the first issue of The Lydian Stone Series here [0]. It was a raw "proof-of-concept" about an archaeology student in Pompeii who can text across time to a Roman slave. The feedback was better than I ever
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The Zero-Inventory Hardware Company(miguelarmengol.com)
1 points by miki_tyler 8mo ago|0 comments
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
I count on external power. Solid state components are definitely a challenge.
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Ask HN: Is it possible to 2D-print a radio?
2 points by miki_tyler 1y ago|2 comments
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Ask HN: Stock Android tablet free of bloatware?
12 points by miki_tyler 1y ago|6 comments
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
Just finished the spinning and weaving post on the ACOUP blog, absolutely brilliant. So much depth packed into it, and every bit of it feels valuable. One of the best breakdowns I’ve ever read on how labor shaped everyday life. Thanks for t
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
Thanks for taking the time to dig in, this is exactly the kind of feedback I'm after.
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
Agreed, this is a work of fiction, after all. But what if I put a few traders or patricians on the brink of bankruptcy? That would create the right incentives. Then I give them just enough tools to dig themselves out. Things might start to
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
Absolutely, I get that. But the whole idea behind the story is to introduce outside knowledge into the Roman world. If someone managed to bring steam power to ancient Rome, it would trigger a complex chain of events, a kind of technological
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
I see your point, however, the idea is to introduce engineering knowledge from the outside. Think of the duct tape scene in Apollo 13: a group of engineers gathered around a table, someone dumps a pile of random items, and says, "We ha
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
故事讲的是未来的人将达芬奇的设计图送给罗马人
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
It’s not so much about using only Roman technology to build a steam engine directly. The more interesting question is: what’s the smallest set of tools the Romans could have made that would let them build a basic working steam engine?
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
One of the fun things about writing fiction is that I don’t have to stick to the natural flow of events the way history actually unfolded. Kind of like how some countries in Africa skipped landlines and went straight to mobile phones, I can
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
That’s something I really want to explore. If Rome had an industrial revolution, where progress didn’t rely on slaves anymore, it could lead to big political conflicts. You’d have the old guard trying to hold on to power, and a new group pu
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
Not my intention. I actually broke the process down by task and role in the themakingof/ section. If I had drawn the sketches myself, just the line work would’ve taken about 50% more time, before even getting to color. As for the writi
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
I’m familiar with it. Not sure what ended up happening to the project though.
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by miki_tyler 1y ago
I explain the whole process in “The Making Of” section, but happy to share more here if you have specific questions!

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