I started taking salsa lessons a few months ago, and it’s been incredibly fun. Before that, I really got into Magic: The Gathering for a while.
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#222I’m working on a silly website called Late Night Bomb Defusal. It’s just a microwave that you have to open/stop as close to 0:00 as possible. But it doesn’t show you milliseconds, just seconds.
Edit: by random chance if anyone wants to help with a title card graphic/logo, that’s the one gap I have in capability for this toy.
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#223Text rendering / UI on minimal hardware and finding more time for ML-family languages.
A few months ago, an iced-rs maintainer[1] recommended I try Elm. So far, this has lead to:
1. A an MVP[2] of a curses[3]-like library for CHIP-8 derivatives (https://github.com/pushfoo/octo-termlib)
2. A growing interest in language design
3. An ongoing re-evaluation of my software development worldview
[1] 13r0ck / Brock on GitHub (https://github.com/13r0ck). Hire him if you get the chance. He has a rare blend of know-how, mentorship, and community management skills.
[2] Unsolved issues with octo-termlib:
1. Finding a license friendly toward beginners editing pre-made template assembly files (Maybe zlib + acknowledgement?)
2. Elegant & efficient syntax for ending screen X / Y parsing before all digits are used
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curses_(programming_library)
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#224Moving golf simulation into the cloud [0]. Golf is one of the only sports that can be realistically simulated indoors. Golf is also one of the only sports where even severe lag has no effect on the accuracy of the play - just the viewing experience. Unlike FPS games in the cloud which become unplayable with even modest lag. The golf simulation technology landscape today is pre-cloud. People running their own gaming c…
Golf and downhill skiing were huge when I was a kid. I grew up golfing and downhill skiing. Decades have gone by now. Who golfs? Who has downhill skis?
Figuratively everyone skis in Seattle. Like, you need to reserve parking or get shuttled at Crystal these days it’s so busy.
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#225Learning about Christianity, after being an atheist my whole life thus far.
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#226SQLite Archive Files: https://sqlite.org/sqlar.html
I'm writing a Go package to read them: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/dolmen-go/sqlar/sqlarfs
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#227With the latest crypto rally, yield farm rates have skyrocketed. Getting 10 to 30% APY on stablecoins (i.e. no risk of loss in value as they are USD-matching coins). Making money hand over fist for clicking buttons.
How in the loving gods earth are you getting 10% to 30% interest rate without risk?
None of the stable coins have gone through a full thorough audit done by a reputable company, thus it's safe to assume they are not fully 1:1 backed and thus it's a ticking time bomb.
30% interest rate sounds like a pyramid scheme. If something sounds like a scam, then it probably is a scam, since it's crypto, then it's most certainly a scam
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#228The band Cloud Rat.
Some of the sickest, gnarliest grind metal music ever. Super creative, relentless drums, awesome production. Just so nasty. Trying to learn the album Pollinator on guitar at the moment. Guitar player has tabs posted on his instagram
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#229Finally launched our crowdfunding campaign for everyone who wishes great desk work jobs didn't come at the expense of the harm of sitting for extended periods. (here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/movably-pro-the-freedom-o...)
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#230I just downloaded Ableton Live and it’s been a blast playing with it. Similarly, I finally understand how modular synths work and it’s basically just functional programming with sound. I haven’t bought any modulars yet but I’m really looking forward to getting into it in the new year. Music production is very cool and I can’t wait to learn more.