q_andrew

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by q_andrew 6y ago
In many situations, you are right. For instance, the five-over-ones being built in basically every city in the US exist because of a regulation loophole for building wooden structures (that constructing a fireproof barrier between two woode
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by q_andrew 6y ago
Laminated wood basically doesn't combust, so the fire hazard is comparable to most modern construction materials. Also, the way it's processed makes it extremely structurally sound.
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Snow Crash is parody literature, but the fantasy is built around very good predictions about the future. He coined the word "avatar" for virtual characters, and the book contains a direct inspiration for google maps.
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Say what you want about Stephenson's writing, but he definitely has a knack for understanding concepts before they enter the public consciousness.
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I remember when a character started rambling paragraphs about Van Eck Phreaking in Cryptonomicon, it was immediately obvious that this would become a plot device later in the book.
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This program would be great for art classes! Showed the zine maker to my girlfriend who is an art teacher, she loves it. She regrets already teaching zines this year.
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by q_andrew 6y ago
This is awesome. You should be proud!
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I had the opportunity to see one of these flowers bloom in 2018. It's quite phenomenal and I hope they can stay away from extinction through the next millenia.
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I'm making an atmospheric exploration game about nostalgic liminal spaces. lim·i·nal adjective: 1. relating to a transitional or initial stage of a process. 2. occupying a position at, or on both sides of, a boundary or thres
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by q_andrew 6y ago
Glad I'm not the only one that likes procedural cities!
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Show HN: I made a horror game about midwestern architecture(youtube.com)
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The author of this article is in far more pain than I have ever experienced. I will, however, try to pitch in because I have had chronic intestinal issues and I've found a few hacks to make it feel better. For me it helps to consider h
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by q_andrew 6y ago
Crossing my fingers hoping this happens in the US, then I look at how many places that don't even have sidewalks (let alone bike lanes) and remember why cars are the only way to get anywhere here...
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This is delightfully mysterious. Is this a biological disruption attack? An unlucky shipping glitch? The real answer is probably more boring but I'd like to believe it's something nefarious!
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I made a project like this too! Except it's not finished yet. Basically trying to turn the procedural buildings into a roguelike or something similar. https://andrewmanq.github.io/2020-05-28-new-buildings/
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Using simple geometry to make organic 3D city layouts(andrewmanq.github.io)
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by q_andrew 7y ago
This is actually false. Early psychologists thought that humans could know everything about their own brain's processes, but observational psychology proved most of their assumptions wrong. It's called introspection, and it's
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by q_andrew 7y ago
India has a sim card system like this, but it is actually even less secure and shockingly easy to game. That's not even counting for the fact that not everyone has a cell phone (a minority, but still exists).
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by q_andrew 7y ago
Between this and Epic's massive grant towards Blender, they are really doing their part to enrich an already blossoming open source artist community. It used to be that all of these tools were locked behind years of education and a sta
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Sometimes video ads can get my attention in a good way, they have to just be really well made. I remember scrolling through an Instagram ad that looked like a "safe suburban" style video. I almost dismissed it when a weird glitch
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Strange US telecom glitch sends text messages from previous valentine's days(theverge.com)
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The quest for infinite cities – Making urban landscapes with algorithmic design(andrewmanq.github.io)
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