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Curves and Surfaces
ciechanow
From fonts to animated movies, curves and
surfaces are fundamental building blocks to
any geometrical design. Learn to render a
model of a smooth mask with a limited number
of small points.
Do-nothing scripting: the key to gradual
automation
danslimmon
Every ops team has some manual procedures
that they haven’t gotten around to
automating yet.
Toil can never be totally eliminated. A
do-nothing script walks through a procedure,
which comprises a sequence of steps.
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An oral history of Bank Python
calpaterson
A short history of a very effectively
proprietary fork of the entire Python
ecosystem called Bank Python, used
at many (but not all) of the biggest
investment banks. Bank Python differs
considerably from the common, or
garden-variety Python that most people know
and love (or hate).
How learned helplessness happens in
engineering teams
okayhq
Antoine writes about learned
helplessness, how it can happen in a
development team, its consequences, and
the actions, an engineering manager can
take.
Finishing my first game while working
full-time
jasont
Jason's developer log and experience
on creating his first Unity3D game
called Pocket Pong AR. A must-read for
any beginner game developer.
How long does it take ordinary people to
get good at chess?
github
Great analysis with lichess data of 5.5
years from 2.3 million players and 450
million chess games. For
improving their rating by 100 lichess
rating points, beginners will take 3-6
months and experienced
players (1400-1800 rating range) will
take 3-4 years.
A terrible schema from a clueless
programmer
database
Learn how someone failed to index something
in a database, costing a corporation a lot
of money and generating a lot of
problems.
How Pinterest utterly ruined photo search on the internet
pinterest
Read how Pinterest is causing havoc by obstructing almost everyone's search experience who does not want to use it.
Don’t be spooky
spooky
Adam Keys explains why you should never ping someone in your team and say, "Let's talk when you have a minute," without providing sufficient context.
We bootstrapped our open source Google Analytics alternative to $500k ARR
plausible
Read how Plausible’s revenue went from $400 to $10,000 MRR in just nine months, and, ten months later, at $500,000 in annual recurring revenue (ARR).
AMA
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Google's infamous internal 2010 “I just
want to serve 5TB” video now public
youtube
A fun video on a common situation of
Google at the time, where a person wants to
serve up some data for analytics, but the
sysadmins expect the person to follow a
process intended for much more complex and
high availability services run by teams of
skilled engineers.
EU Chatcontrol 2.0
european-pirates
The EU is planning to allow messenger and
e-mail providers to indiscriminately scan
and detect all private communication for
suspicious content that might indicate child
pornography or grooming. This video
summarises the legislation proposal, the
consequences for our fundamental rights and
what you can do to prevent chatcontrol.
I converted my microwave into a laser
oven
youtube
Check how Youtuber styropyro
modifies his microwave into a 700W
laser oven modify by upgrading the
magnetron power supply.
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Mysorean Rockets
Mysorean rockets were an Indian military
weapon, the first iron-cased rockets
successfully deployed for military use. The
Mysorean army, under Hyder Ali and his son
Tipu Sultan, used the rockets effectively
against the British East India Company
during the 1780s and 1790s.
learn more →
Watermelons
Andrea Castillo's substack called is
Seasonal, a newsletter that connects you to
the Bay Area food system, one fruit and
vegetable at a time. This week we nerd out
on watermelons (peak season May to
October).
learn more →
Fortification, Part I: The Besieger’s
Playbook
This is the first part of a planned
five-part series covering some of the basics
of fortifications, from city walls to
castles and field fortifications! What
fortifications
were for and how their
design changed in response both to different
strategic and operational conditions and
also to changing technology.
Etaoin Shrdlu
Etaoin Shrdlu is a made-up phrase, or
name, coined as an in-joke by the operators
of Linotype machines. It's composed of the
twelve most often used letters in the
English language: e, t, a, o, i, n, s, h, r,
d, l, and u.
FUN
ProjectM
ProjectM is an open-source project that
reimplements the esteemed Winamp Milkdrop by Geiss in a more modern, cross-platform
reusable library.
Initiative.sh
An in-browser command line for D&D,
It's is a storytelling aid for game
masters. It's designed to support the
creative process as your sessions evolve
in real-time.
Metabook
Parody website on Facebook's rebranding
Meta.
A Zen Guide to Paper and Pen Games
This is an exciting guide for anyone who wants to play old school games during their next travel!.
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