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Re: Nightdrive

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 1:06 PM UTC

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Re: Nightdrive

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Post by Bakary » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 1:06 PM UTC

aerovistae wrote: post #29

> if your browser runs JavaScript: I don't understand this remark. What browsers do people use that don't have javascript?

For most people, this will mean Ublock origin settings. For a smaller number of people, stripped down greybeard-approved browsers

Re: Nightdrive

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Post by jstanley » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 1:10 PM UTC

delronde wrote: post #26

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I am a cryptocurrency fan but never understood NFTs.

Can you please explain what anyone would get out of buying an NFT as opposed to just looking at the web page for free whenever they want?

Not trying to be dismissive, just trying to understand.

Re: Nightdrive

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Post by pacoverdi » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 1:23 PM UTC

In a similar vein, check out the js1k 2013 winner entry, "Strange crystals" [0].

Also check out the author's detailed explanations.

[0] https://js1k.com/2013-spring/demo/1459

[1] http://ehouais.net/2015/03/js1k-2015-part-1-introduction

Re: Nightdrive

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Post by DecoPerson » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 1:24 PM UTC

Beautiful. This is something I’ve thought about too. Thanks for making it!

One of the most beautiful light effects I’ve seen while being a passenger in a car is the reflection of oncoming headlights on the underside of powerlines, whether they be mains power or for electric trains. It’s a dazzling pattern, reminiscent of the wormhole scene in Interstellar.

Perhaps something to add to your “more” list? :smiling-emoji-with-eyes-closed-and-sweat-bead:

Edit: At first I thought there were also stars, but it was just dust on my phone…

Re: Nightdrive

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Post by danjoredd » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 1:34 PM UTC

I miss seeing little projects like these that don't serve a purpose, but just look neat. I love it! I hope to see more "demos"!

Re: Nightdrive

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Post by skykooler » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 1:45 PM UTC

upwardbound wrote: post #89

twright0 wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Only five minutes! - Here's the source, show us. https://github.com/jes/nightdrive

I'm not the previous poster but thought this would be a fun challenge. No way it was 5 min though; took me at least 20 min to understand what to change. Anyways, run this in your browser inspector to hot-patch the live demo so that each car has an opaque black circle as its body/chassis: for (let i = 0; i

hmm, this doesn't seem to change anything on Firefox.

Re: Nightdrive

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Post by caeril » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 1:52 PM UTC

> It's not a screensaver, because it's not the 90s

What's funny is that screensavers may end up coming back into vogue if OLED displays continue to have burn-in issues. Ray-traced flying toasters may be in our future.

Re: Nightdrive

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Post by btbuildem » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 1:55 PM UTC

I'd call this a "demo" for sure -- harkening back to the mid-90's when people built things for fun / just because they could / to explore

Re: Nightdrive

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Post by danjoredd » Fri, Sep 23, 2022, 1:59 PM UTC

caeril wrote: post #188

> It's not a screensaver, because it's not the 90s What's funny is that screensavers may end up coming back into vogue if OLED displays continue to have burn-in issues. Ray-traced flying toasters may be in our future.

Im into it