signaru

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   by signaru 4y ago

   Jeffrey Chasnov's linear algebra courses when you want to get your hands dirty. I made my first matrix inversion code after watching his videos. His videos are not code, but instead just going through and explaining process without ski
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   by signaru 4y ago

   This could be part of why work from home doesn't work for me. I missed having spacious work areas, given my crammed apartment unit. I can simulate the walking for travel to work but that comes in bursts at set times, unlike just walkin
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   by signaru 4y ago

   On a streak so far. I'm playing "can you tell which picture has a non blurry background and has no artifacts?" edit: My first mistake is when I thought a piece of fabric on a human was unusually warped.
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   by signaru 4y ago

   Makes me wonder what was used to program the first text editor...
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   by signaru 4y ago

   One of the reasons I like Linux and its window managers. Not only are current Windows themes limited, they also are inconsistent. It hurts my eyes to look at title bars staying white when everything else is in dark mode. That actually gave
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   by signaru 4y ago

   Try (or pretend to :-)) the "obvious" things that might get answered and state you've tried them (and reasonably failed).
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   by signaru 4y ago

   Thanks. Hopefully some hidden gems show up. :-)
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   by signaru 4y ago

   Thanks. That seems as a good resource and would probably stumble on that when I learn more specific things to search for.
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   by signaru 4y ago

   Same. I'm looking for challenging projects to improve my skills. I've learned a lot from implementing language interpreters. I'm guessing OS implementation can be equally rewarding. I've looked at the Minix and Xinu book
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    by signaru 4y ago

    Wine on Windows is technically interesting, even if others might argue that it's pointless. At the very least, these are also good tests of how much compatibility the layers provide. There's also WineVDM that actually solves a &qu
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    by signaru 4y ago

    This is why my work documents and data are always on a second drive (or partition if hardware is limited). I haven't used the default Windows folders for years and it's only some software creating folders under "My Documents&
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    by signaru 4y ago

    Being able to replace the shell is actually possible since 3.x, also using the method you described. It was fun using Calmira to make win 3.x look like 9x.
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    by signaru 4y ago

    For me, it's the GUI and widgets that is the reason for using Qt. So seeing these in "long-term plan" makes it less useful as a possible lean alternative (for me at least). But then again, I had experienced modifying some har
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    by signaru 4y ago

    Are there already recommended widgets for desktop? I've read a little and it seems that you have to write your own widgets or use existing ones that don't seem comparable to something like winforms/gtk. Lazarus is attractive
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    by signaru 4y ago

    If anything, programming helps someone appreciate math more, which in turn gives additional motivation to learn. For some people, it's not fun to learn math and only be able to apply it on paper. Some of my earliest Visual Basic progra
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    by signaru 4y ago

    I already expected that to be the case, so I had realistic hopes. The tech for 3d printing good lenses is still within the realm of futuristic companies/researchers: https://www.luxexcel.com/the-luxexcel-technology&#x2F
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    by signaru 4y ago

    Probably only safe in cases where the files in question are exactly the same binaries (if binary diffing can be automated somehow).
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    by signaru 4y ago

    If the PDF is from a scanned source, converting it to DJVU with equivalent DPI typically results to about half the file size (figures can vary depending on the specifics of the PDF source).
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    by signaru 4y ago

    I've experienced scanning personal books and also try to reduce them since I'm also concerned with bloat on my (older) mobile reading devices. Unfortunately, there are reasons I cannot upload those, but the procedures might still
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    by signaru 4y ago

    study cited: https://doi.org/10.1111/ijd.13838
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    by signaru 4y ago

    Besides Lazarus itself, in my opinion after watching the video demo, this may be the best opensource software written in Lazarus/Freepascal. Sad that I knew about this before but ignored it wrongly thinking CUDA had to do with GPUs.
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    by signaru 4y ago

    It need not be per hour. You're right in pointing out the challenges of making it per hour. But that also should best be considered a metered model instead. And that could easily be annoying considering its too close to a show/mov
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    by signaru 4y ago

    There's a lot of wavelengths (search "nm") mentioned in the referenced open access article [0]. But it takes some reading effort to find the relevant one. [0] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-31
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    by signaru 4y ago

    Another idea: pausable subscription (like cancelling then re-subscribing, but without the hassle or stigma). I think I've seen a music plugin do this before. It's the idea of losing money to "idle time" that makes me all
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    by signaru 4y ago

    My bad for misunderstanding as "running directly" instead of porting. Anyway, I don't have Win 11 yet, but winedvm that runs 16bit apps on 64bit Windows might get you there. Although from what I remember running Calmira on 32
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    by signaru 4y ago

    It was Calmira that made me aware of the existence of Delphi. I tried getting my hands on Delphi, but what I only had back then was VB3. Not everything was on the (dial-up) web back then, and I even scanned collections in physical shops whe
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    by signaru 4y ago

    I had many terrible teachers in college. The problem with teaching people as a "learning technique" is that people can fill in the gaps. Students will inevitably self-study to pass an exam, and have access to many alternate learni
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    by signaru 4y ago

    my small home was supposed to be a relaxation/side-project man cave. losing what i enjoyed in place of endless "homework" was invasive.
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    by signaru 4y ago

    Secondary innovations can also come from solving a primary industrial or commercial problem as is often the case. By their nature, secondary innovations are not promised. Hence, researchers can get away with not "delivering" any,
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    by signaru 4y ago

    Crafting Interpreters by Bob Nystrom.