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Comment #45472047
I happened to have just finished writing a thesis on such a combination. The size of the little droplets is determined by the chemical wavelength of the reaction-diffusion subsyste…
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Comment #39102609
I found this rule in notes of Feynman's lecture given in the 70's. The rule is extremely valuable if you are in need of doing calculus regularly. Enjoy!
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Comment #32467232
Yes! But intuition tells me that suspended particles moving past each other make a more fragile system than solid state devices. Also take into account the difference in refreshes …
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Comment #32467167
Apologies for the late reply @IshKebab, I read into your recommendations and they are very interesting. If you wish you could copy your comment verbatim as an issue over here, so w…
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Comment #32457012
Yes, with his permission.
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Comment #32456966
It is on ubuntu, for sure.
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Comment #32453706
There is a lot of room to play with there, I code monochrome on colour displays too. Try experimenting with font weight, italics, and combinations. I find that less distracting.
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Comment #32453692
The degradation is speculation on my part. I haven't ever experienced it. Yes, the 30 fps rate is for small updates. A full screen update (scrolling) is commonly less than ~200 ms,…
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Comment #32453379
P.S. parent was right in doubting the claim, as a parallel connection from a client on a regular desktop refreshes at 30 HZ regardless of the size of the update. The explanation is…
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Comment #32453160
The pixels are classical mechanical, as opposed to LEDs (electrical) or other solid state devices. The particles in a pixel could deform/burst or clamp together over time, as they …
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Comment #32453086
I measured and split the latency between the main tasks of a single frame draw. The main culprit was network delay as I am transmitting raw pixels (one u8 per pixel) compressed wit…
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Comment #32450745
Thank you :) I haven't noticed any degradation, but I put the warning up just in case. There is research suggesting that the ink "drops" stick together or break up after so many re…
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Comment #32450665
For people who cannot visit the website (hug of death), a copy is hosted here: https://github.com/everydayanchovies/eink-vnc
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