Father of a conqueror. Coder of games for over 30 years. Holder of a national championship title in 9-ball. Magician.
Joined June 2009
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29 Jun 2022
This deck of cards has a bar code printed on the edge of each card. Scanning these bar codes would reveal where every card is (or isn't - if cards are missing.)
Think card magic.
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ALT A deck of cards with digital marks printed on the edge of each card.
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18 Jun 2023
The Fatherβs Day card from our 5yr old included money!
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24 May 2023
I donβt care what they say.
Out of hundreds of decks, most of the Blue decks faro smoothly once broken in. Iβve had maybe a handful of Red decks that be made to faro as well as the Blue decks.
ALT A deck of cards mid-shuffle laying on a desk. The two halves of the deck are perfectly interwoven with every other card belonging to each half.
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21 May 2023
Hey Dallas peeps -
Iβm in need of a reflow oven for a custom circuit board. Does anybody know where I can rent/borrow/use one? Iβve checked a couple marker spaces and an electronics rental shop, but no luck so far.
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13 Apr 2023
You may already know our Borderlands Science project has become one of the most successful citizen science projects of all time. To drive our future of using our platform for other public-good initiatives, today we announce our new charitable foundation, Gearbox Gives. apnews.com/press-release/pr-β¦
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11 Apr 2023
released a new demo this weekend after 5 years out of the demomaking business. mechasm by fairlight came 1st in the PC demo competition at @revision_party 2023 (competition with 41 entries.. damn! that was long).
music by @gloom303, logo by @m4de.
video:
youtube.com/watch?v=qJcRHrp6β¦
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I wanna share some neat numbers I use all the time and what I use them for.
Starting with sqrt(0.5), 0.7071...
The point on a circle at 45 degrees is at (r*hr, r*hr) where r=radius and hr=sqrt(0.5).
To rotate 45 degrees, you can use this 2x2 matrix: mat2(hr, -hr, hr, hr)
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29 Mar 2023
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22 Mar 2023
Youβre not the boss of me! But you could be! Come be my boss! Iβm a menace! Iβve shaved years off so many peopleβs lives with my shenanigans! Itβs untenable! Apply now! gearboxsoftware.bamboohr.comβ¦
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21 Mar 2023
A ridiculous number of years later, here's a third part to this series of articles on the making of a 64kB intro.
This time: procedural mesh generation.
ctrl-alt-test.fr/2023/procedβ¦
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This is a case of flawed logic.
While this may sound reasonable, most accidents on freeways are caused by two vehicles going different speeds. Sure, a kinetic limit would reduce impact energy, but at the cost of increased accident rates.
8 Mar 2023
Ok, hear me out⦠we should abolish speed limits on roads.
But replace them with limits on kinetic energy.
Β½mvΒ²
Half the weight means you are allowed to go β2 times faster.
Honda civic can go 50kph, bicycle 200kph, Ford pickup 30kph.
All have same energy when colliding.
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2 Mar 2023
The first 6 stages of debugging:
1. That canβt happen
2. That doesnβt happen on my machine
3. That shouldnβt happen
4. Why does that happen?
5. Oh I see
6. How did that ever work?
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24 Feb 2023
For me, it is puzzles. From Hanayama 3D metal puzzles to escape room boxes to a jigsaw puzzle made from a silver half-dollar.
βI may be glad to see you, but that is a puzzle in my pocket.β
ALT Large collection of various puzzles. Includes many metal puzzles, puzzle boxes, wooden puzzles.
23 Feb 2023
What do you collect?
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23 Feb 2023
According to Lakota social etiquette, simply listening (and not interrupting) is the greatest form of respect β that we can ever hope to bestow.
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6 Feb 2023
Sorry, I couldnβt resist.
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There are a lot of great bands in this thread. Many I wish I had seen (especially Queen w/Freddy.)
My answer is Pink Floyd. They were innovators for live performances, even if they didnβt jump around and play the guitar with their teeth.
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1 Feb 2023
Happy Black History Month, yβall! ππΎππΎ
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