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by rikroots 5y ago
> Unfortunately when he and the original team left and more people joined GDS / departments started to develop their own services a lot of direction and momentum was lost. If this is true, then it proves everything that comes around
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I've spent the past week attempting to learn about the reaction-diffusion algorithm[1], and trying to translate it into Javascript code which I can then use to build an online, interactive generative art demo in a 2D canvas[2]. Sadly,
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When I started developing my JS 2D canvas library (back in 2013) I worked on a desktop PC and used Firefox for most of my code testing work. The library always ran faster on Firefox than on IE or Chrome, which at the time I assumed was prob
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I joined the Army. That's seven weeks of my life I'll never get back.
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> A "directive" is a legislative act that sets out ... Maybe my wording was a bit vague. How about: "The GDPR is an EU Regulation which is, by definition, a binding legislative act which applies in its entirety across the
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No. The GDPR is an EU Regulation which is, by definition, a binding legislative act. It applies in its entirety across the EU - no exceptions, no opt-outs. EU Member States are allowed to interpret (to a greater or lesser degree) EU Directi
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The scheme is still running - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/introducing-govuk... - DWP pretty much forced me to use it when I applied for Universal Credit last year.
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Make the work fun, and the result something that gives you (quiet) pride: https://codepen.io/kaliedarik/pen/ExyZKbY
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I've done this twice: the first time back in 2007 when I got made redundant and decided to use the time and money to study and indulge in my dream of writing a book; more recently (which is still ongoing) to recover from burnout and re
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In case anyone's interested, this is how I solved the problem so my library can work with responsive images: https://scrawl-v8.rikweb.org.uk/learn/second-lesson
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One thing I learned about responsive images - <img> elements with a srcset attribute - while developing my JS canvas library is that if you're relying on those <img> elements to as the source for your ctx.drawImage() calls
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Show HN: Let's play Connect-The-Dots on your face(codepen.io)
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> What was not mentioned is how to find the audience for what you create; whether it's a new thing with a new market to be created or an improvement on an existing thing with an existing market. This. 100% I have an imaginary audien
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Paul Graham's essay really resonated with me - I was saying 'yes, yes!' as I read every sentence. But I think the most important bit for me is in your comment: "This freedom is conducive to learning new things." I h
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Thanks - that explanation helps a bit. But now I'm wondering if the code could be adapted to handle various convolution matrix filters and my brain is threatening to divorce me.
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I found a practical example of this last week. For years (literally!) I've been on the lookout for an efficient Javascript blur algorithm. I've attempted to code them myself following various online tutorials, or lift the code fro
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Ah - then it makes sense why everybody was blaming each other. We all thought we were doing what we were supposed to be doing. And yes, the communications between the various teams in the various companies for that project were terrible.
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I updated an SSL certificate on a server used by a travel organisation. A few hours later we got an urgent call from the company saying their iOS app was failing in embarrassing ways. After investigations involving numerous parties all blam
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I failed advanced math (UK A level) and dumped advanced physics before reaching the point of taking the exams. I've managed to implement a quaternion system in my canvas library[1] - with nagging doubts that it's not entirely righ
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by rikroots 5y ago
Scrawl-canvas snippets are small Javascript modules imported into a HTML5 <script> tag, then applied to elements in the document. Snippets add a responsive canvas behind the element, which can then be animated in a wide variety of way
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Add a canvas background to any block-like HTML element(codepen.io)
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From the article: > The first thing that writers need to understand is that book sales — like advances — are all over the place. This is true even for individual authors. It’s not unheard of for an author to get roughly similar critical
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A relatively common local tax in mediaeval England was a 'Scott' charge on property and/or land, used to fund some locally necessary common good. Because the charge was most often area-based, landowners/householders just
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> The downsides are that I have trouble sleeping unassisted, as I'll just lay in bed thinking til the sun comes up, and also have trouble staying focused on movies or even conversation, as my mind will be elsewhere. I daydream a lot
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> Let's adopt a terse and efficient esperanto That made me laugh! If forced to learn an IAL[1] I'd probably choose Solresol[2] because what sane person could resist the chance to yodel their complaints to Customer Services? Or,
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I discovered Hexo when I decided to build myself a micro-blogging site about my code learning experiences 3 years ago. I was impressed with the whole experience then - I was after a simple-yet-not-stupid static site generator and that'
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I started building Scrawl-canvas[1] - my Javascript canvas library - back in 2013 because I was trying to land my first full-time job in the industry and a recruiter told me it would be a really good idea if I had a portfolio of sites and p
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After I self-published my first science fiction novel, I had to do stuff to promote it. One of the ideas I had was to create a predictions website based on a "mystical warding system" which I had mentioned in the book. One of the
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To pick up on your tangent with a tangent, I think Tim Powers's take of the Winchester House mythology, in his book Earthquake Weather, is my favourite re-interpretation of the story. As to Javascript - I like the language because it a
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The canvas 2D API[1] has support for rendering text, but it is ... limited. For instance, there's no inbuilt multiline support. Which means that if you're serious about rendering text to the canvas, then you have to reimplement a

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