Watch pg write an essay in real time

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Post by shawndumas » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 10:00 PM UTC

Watch pg write an essay in real time
code.stypi.com

Re: Watch pg write an essay in real time

#2

Post by goldenkey » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 10:40 PM UTC

Cool. However, I feel that watching it, doesn't really give the full effect, requires tons of patience too. Couldn't the editing data be visualized in some data science illustration for a real insight into what it represents?

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#3

Post by mrcactu5 » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 10:46 PM UTC

who is pg? and is the playback function part of stypi?

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 10:50 PM UTC

mrcactu5 wrote: post #3

who is pg? and is the playback function part of stypi?

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Re: Watch pg write an essay in real time

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Post by bhaumik » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 10:51 PM UTC

mrcactu5 wrote: post #3

who is pg? and is the playback function part of stypi?

Paul Graham, cofounder of Y Combinator. This is the essay he's writing: http://www.paulgraham.com/13sentences.html

Re: Watch pg write an essay in real time

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Post by hayksaakian » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 10:53 PM UTC

mrcactu5 wrote: post #3

who is pg? and is the playback function part of stypi?

pg is the alias of Paul Graham on this site.

Founder of Y Combinator among other things

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Graham_(computer_programme...

Re: Watch pg write an essay in real time

#7

Post by insteadof » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 10:53 PM UTC

Needs a moving background showing his face as he types up each word.

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Post by kbar13 » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 10:57 PM UTC

This is really cool.

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#9

Post by trevyn » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 11:00 PM UTC

Real time?

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Post by krapp » Tue, Dec 31, 2013, 11:01 PM UTC

insteadof wrote: post #7

Needs a moving background showing his face as he types up each word.

No offense to pg, but I don't think that would make it any more interesting to see.