Cold-blooded software https://dubroy.com/blog/cold-blooded-software/
Particle Life https://github.com/hunar4321/particle-life
GitHub
GitHub - hunar4321/particle-life: A simple program to simulate artificial life using attraction/reuplsion forces between many particles
A simple program to simulate artificial life using attraction/reuplsion forces between many particles - hunar4321/particle-life
Salt and salary: Were Roman soldiers paid in salt? (2017) http://kiwihellenist.blogspot.com/2017/01/salt-and-salary.html
Blogspot
Salt and salary: were Roman soldiers paid in salt?
Roman soldiers weren't paid in salt, and they weren't given "salt money". Dictionaries of the 1700s and early 1800s are to blame for this myth.
Compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPT https://danluu.com/seo-spam/
An app can be a home-cooked meal (2020) https://www.robinsloan.com/notes/home-cooked-app/
Robin Sloan
An app can be a home-cooked meal
I made a messaging app for my family and my family only.
Zeiss's "Holocam" turns glass windows into cameras https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/this-holographic-camera-turns-any-window-into-an-invisible-camera
Digital Camera World
This holographic camera turns any window into an invisible camera
Zeiss' "Holocam" is a transparent camera powered by holography that turns glass windows into cameras
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Golden Rules of Interface Design (2013) https://www.cs.umd.edu/~ben/goldenrules.html
Why does holding a key fob to your head increase its range? https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/101913/why-does-a-remote-car-key-work-when-held-to-your-head-body
Physics Stack Exchange
Why does a remote car key work when held to your head/body?
I was trying to unlock my car with a keyfob, but I was out of range. A friend of mine said that I have to hold the transmitter next to my head. It worked, so I tried the following later that day:
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Turing Complete is a game about computer science https://turingcomplete.game/
Building an e-ink picture frame that displays an iCloud photo album https://ben.page/eink
Databases and why their complexity is now unnecessary https://blog.redplanetlabs.com/2024/01/09/everything-wrong-with-databases-and-why-their-complexity-is-now-unnecessary/
Blog
Everything wrong with databases and why their complexity is now unnecessary
This post is not going to be about whatβs wrong with individual databases. There are so many databases and so many individual API issues, operational problems, and arbitrary limitations that it wouβ¦
Show HN: GodotOS β Fake operating system interface made in the Godot engine https://github.com/popcar2/GodotOS
GitHub
GitHub - popcar2/GodotOS: A Fake Operating System Interface made in Godot!
A Fake Operating System Interface made in Godot! Contribute to popcar2/GodotOS development by creating an account on GitHub.