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Re: Show HN: Super Snowflake Maker

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Post by shalanah »

quirino wrote: post #4

A few years ago I saw a talk at a Math conference about some mathematical models for how the shapes of snowflakes come to be. I don't recall the details, but I believe one of them was even able to generate non-hexagonal snowflakes which happen under some circumstances. I've been hoping to create a website around one of these models for some time now.

Cool, I didn't know that could happen!

I started with 12 sections (or 6 lobes/mirrored sections) then wanted to play around with more section numbers without having to redraw.

I think 12 is for a more advanced paper snowflake maker although I think 8 can look cool too.

Wonder what number in-nature non-hexagonal number was. If you come across it, would love to include it!

If you create a snowflake site, I would love to try it!

Re: Show HN: Super Snowflake Maker

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Post by shalanah »

Liftyee wrote: post #10

Loved this project! Lots of festive fun in seeing what shapes can be made when unfolded. Just noticed that in mobile Firefox the dotted line previewing the cut seems to have a lower update rate than the actual path recorded, meaning the actual shape is much less jagged than the preview.

Thanks @Liftyee! Yeah Firefox seems to lag behind on the site compared to WebKit or Chromium browsers. Hopefully I can optimize it more for Firefox.

Re: Show HN: Super Snowflake Maker

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Post by shalanah »

sss111 wrote: post #14
shalanah wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hmmm odd. Works on my machine (of course!). It's a static site hosted on S3 - I'd be surprised if it is experiencing an overload issue. Will need to investigate what's happening for some visitors.

seems to be up now!

Whew! :)

Re: Show HN: Super Snowflake Maker

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Post by jader201 »

Very cool! It’s really easy to make something that looks like I knew what I was doing, when I don’t at all! :)

One missed opportunity that I see with sites that allow HN people to play with things and be creative (e.g. I’ve seen a bunch of sound loop makers do this): add a quick “share” link for us to show some creations. Not that I really want to share anything I did, but would love to see what others have made!

Re: Show HN: Super Snowflake Maker

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Post by shalanah »

jader201 wrote: post #18

Very cool! It’s really easy to make something that looks like I knew what I was doing, when I don’t at all! :) One missed opportunity that I see with sites that allow HN people to play with things and be creative (e.g. I’ve seen a bunch of sound loop makers do this): add a quick “share” link for us to show some creations. Not that I really want to share anything I did, but would love to see what others have made!

Love this idea --- and a share link is a great place to start for it. Thanks for the suggestion!

Re: Show HN: Super Snowflake Maker

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Post by joshmarinacci »

jader201 wrote: post #18

Very cool! It’s really easy to make something that looks like I knew what I was doing, when I don’t at all! :) One missed opportunity that I see with sites that allow HN people to play with things and be creative (e.g. I’ve seen a bunch of sound loop makers do this): add a quick “share” link for us to show some creations. Not that I really want to share anything I did, but would love to see what others have made!

For my own projects I created a bespoke data system that exports its values as URL parameters so you can always just share the current browser location.

Ex: a 3d box STL generator

https://apps.josh.earth/boxbuilder/

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