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by neilpanchal 4y ago
As a ME, I used to manage a lab in a large corporation. McMasterCarr is ingrained in the US engineering culture. Every lab has a 5 inch thick yellow catalog. Also Thorlabs. Everytime I'd open their shipment, it'd include Lab Snack
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by neilpanchal 4y ago
For sure, humans haven’t.
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by neilpanchal 4y ago
This is true, visual search has a optima when the contrast of the object in the search field is above certain threshold. Below that magic threshold, it is useless (for e.g searching for a Jigsaw puzzle piece). But, when visual search works,
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by neilpanchal 4y ago
Yep. I wonder, if the balance has gone too far without any checks or balances? A/B testing our way into oblivion. May be, we should do a massive A/B test between 15 year old UI and today's UI. They'd probably have to mod
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Dear Spotify, can we just get a table of songs?(neil.computer)
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by neilpanchal 4y ago
Overkill guy here. You need their toolbags. Yes, you do: https://www.kleintools.com/catalog/leather-tool-bags/deluxe-...
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by neilpanchal 4y ago
I think Noto: https://fonts.google.com/noto
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by neilpanchal 4y ago
I can totally attest. I worked on a typeface (Berkeley Mono [1]) for better half a decade. Have 1 variable axis (wght) and only 4 fixed cuts, approx 450 glyphs. It’s one of those things that I can only continue to work on because of an inte
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
There seems to be some misfiring because rate of likes isn't high (~1 like in 100 impressions), but based on the people that like the promoted post it is 100% without exception accurate. So, at the least, it is reaching the right peopl
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
I gave a try to Twitter's Ad platform recently. Mother of god, they've built a giant machine behind the curtains. It has terrible UX, but I could, if I wanted to, target a U.S. Military retiree that likes creole food, located in B
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
No, I submit it or someone else does it manually.
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
https://neil.computer Uses Ghost blog engine.
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins. And not a book, but a documentary – The War by Ken Burns.
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
We think alike. I am building a UI framework that goes against the grain of basically all contemporary design. It will echo the Berkeley Graphics philosophy: Emergent over prescribed aesthetics. Expose state and inner workings. Dens
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
If you need help with getting it manufactured in volume (Molds, DFM, QA, Management), I can help / put you in touch with people that make Teenage Engineering products in Malaysia. Contact in the HN profile.
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
Berkeley Mono Trial version is now available: https://berkeleygraphics.com/typefaces/berkeley-mono
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
Trial versions are ready and already sent to the mailing list! Please send us an email if you want to try now. Should be generally available on the website this week.
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
We've been working on a condensed version, it has been almost complete (all 440+ glyphs) since last year but it has a few wrinkles that need to be ironed out. This will also enable a Width ('wdth') axis on variable fonts so i
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
iTerm (on macOS): https://berkeleygraphics-public.s3.amazonaws.com/static/imag... I don't have a linux desktop handy, I'll create a full suite of screenshots in various environments and languages to post on t
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
We offer downloads of pre-configured stylistic sets (variations). All you need to do is download the specific version and install it. In applications such as Adobe Illustrator, you can select the variant using Open Type features: https:&#x
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
TTF hinting is automatic, using vertical and horizontal stem widths. Manual hinting is WIP. I've gotten feedback for trial fonts, please sign up for notifications at the bottom of the page and we'll email you when that's prop
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
Yes, done by hand, a lot of elbow grease. Same with the animation which took an insane amount of time (700 frames). Shout out to MonoDraw (Berkeley Mono works wonderfully with it): https://monodraw.helftone.com/
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
There are 4 versions of zero glyph, I need to fix the comparison image though. It should be showing zero with a dot. Edit: Fixed. Thank you! https://berkeleygraphics.com/static/images/marketing/code-sy...
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
The comparison with OCR-B is on the website, here is a detailed view: https://berkeleygraphics.com/static/images/marketing/unique-...
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
Send me an email[1] and I can send you a beta copy to try out. IMO the picture doesn't do the justice (it is not like the way you describe it at all), but I am seriously considering creating a specific license for a trial + font cut th
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
Print licensing is very standard and used by the majority of the font fountries with exception of Lineto and a few others. For example, buy 1 seat (1 designer) and that designer can make unlimited print products as long as they have the sea
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
I had a lot of fun with marketing. My style is always tongue-in-cheek, try to have fun, and has to be a little quirky!
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
I actually wanted to make it simpler. Separating professional use (this is how Input Mono font does it) and commercial use allows developers to use fonts for their daily work, but the machine belongs to their employer and the work they do i
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
Here is some Python, but no {}: https://neil.computer/notes/berkeley-mono-february-update/#b... I'll plan for a nice page with various languages and full page screenshots. Edit: Fixed link, thanks.
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by neilpanchal 5y ago
Thanks and good feedback, beta testing was done in a similar way - font cut with a few missing glyphs and was limited to ASCII-basic set. I'll see if I can extend this more generally.

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