Reminds of the user Seedfeeder: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seedfeeder
User: Junnn11
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Re: User: Junnn11
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
People obsessed with niche subjects and go all out on that are the backbone of society. My mind goes to the guy that packaged 1/3 of all Arch packages in the official repo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqMf6XFacR8&pp=ygUKZGlzdHJvd...
Another cool one is this guy's crazy-detailed explanation of mechanical watch mechanisms with interactive diagrams using hand-written WebGL: https://ciechanow.ski/mechanical-watch/ (Previously discussed on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31261533 )
Oh boy. They’ve made many more interactive explainers. Very impressive.
Re: User: Junnn11
#103Earlier quoted context omitted.
People obsessed with niche subjects and go all out on that are the backbone of society. My mind goes to the guy that packaged 1/3 of all Arch packages in the official repo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqMf6XFacR8&pp=ygUKZGlzdHJvd...
We all have weird interest, it's the long tail. Magic happens when you find someone with the same weird interest: emulation brings innovation through iterations! Maybe someday I'll find someone interested in running Excel through wine rendering in Sixels within a terminal :) And before you ask, yes I've enjoyed way too much reading about https://github.com/taviso/123elf and the history behind it!
I've tried to make 123 work on Linux but it crashes. Maybe because I'm on amd64.
Re: User: Junnn11
#104Wonderful illustrations! Whenever I see someone that is interested in a very specific niche and obviously expends a lot of effort towards it, I'm always in awe. How did they become interested in the topic? Why choose this specific thing? How do they keep their motivation to continue with it? I've personally never really felt like I've cared enough about anything this much. Because of this, I've always felt like I'm m…
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#105I don't know why, but I got Pokémon-vibes from some of those illustrations. What phenomenal work!
These are really charming illustrations!
It's enough to make you want to have a pet arthropod, or a Pokémon game based on real creatures.
Aren't insects such as beetles somewhat popular pets in Japan, and wasn't catching and collecting a major inspiration for the Pokémon games? (Not to mention the bug catching minigame in Animal Crossing?)
They're kind of underappreciated in the US, which is too bad.
Re: User: Junnn11
#106I don't know why, but I got Pokémon-vibes from some of those illustrations. What phenomenal work!
My first thought was that this person would be an excellent consultant for some arthropod-based game or film (Arthropods Attack?) I wonder how common it is for folks to try to understand some new field in order to build something vs. the other way around vs. just outsourcing that expertise.
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