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rimher··on Motion Canvas – Visualize complex ideas programmatically
There’s also www.rive.app
rimher··on Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – Bad Writing
I found it rather enjoyable, but a click bait title will definitely get you further in this age of the internet
rimher··on Lottie – Use after effects animations in web and native apps
https://rive.app is a free tool to create animations that integrates with a number of 'player libraries' (aka runtimes) that support most modern platforms. Rive focuses more on interactivity, rather than just playing back a small clip like Lottie is.
rimher··on PlayDate Fulfillment Delayed
Tbh I was 100% expecting it with all the shortages and chip crunched. Hardware is hard, no way around it If anything, I appreciate the transparency
rimher··on Decline in effectiveness of all three US Covid-19 vaccines over time
Waning immunity seems to affect only the probability of getting infected. Vaccine effectiveness against serious disease, hospitalization, and death are still very high. So, maybe boosters won't be for everyone
rimher··on Silicon Valley's biggest fraud is on trial
Tesla FSD should be up there
rimher··on Jonathan Blow – Preventing the Collapse of Civilization
He makes some good points in the talk, but omg what a troll he is. Also on Twitter he's been a jerk to so many people, I really don't understand. If he's looking for what's wrong with software companies, he's part of the problem with his attitude honestly
rimher··on On Design Patterns in C++
It's very close-minded to believe that having a common phrasebook to solve common problems can be described as a "code smell".

Design Patterns are tools in a box, aiming to create scalable solutions, but the way a solution is implemented is up to the implementer. Design patterns just try to establish the language.

rimher··on Pmarca Guide to Personal Productivity (2007)
The comment section shows one thing about these type of articles: you can't have a "one size fits all" solution for these types of things. Some people like it one way, some like it another way.

Just keep it moving until you find something that works.

rimher··on Game Programming Patterns (2014)
Loved this book! Reads really well.

Author here: https://twitter.com/munificentbob/

rimher··on Using TypeScript with React
I see the same response everywhere on TypeScript: when a project becomes big enough, it's a good way to keep it under control.

And I tend to agree: types can be annoying, but when stability and robustness come into play, TypeScript is most certainly the way to go. It enforces good behavior.

And yeah, of course it slows JavaScript down, that's entirely the point..! JS allows you to do whatever you want, but that doesn't mean it's always the right choice

rimher··on If Sapiens were a blog post
After having read Sapiens I realized that there's something deeply disturbing about it all, though.

The fact that Harari seems to think that everything is just a 'story' that we tell ourselves, is way too nihilistic.

Maybe, taking this external perspective, we can understand better the direction in which we're going, but it doesn't resolve a fundamental question: why do we live the way we do?

In the long(human timescale) run, this is unsustainable and depressing, it takes away from the ethics and the aesthetics that have made human life what it is, that have brought us to live the way we do.

rimher··on How I Consume Books
Any tips on how to handle reading through more technical books?
rimher··on Business Card Ray Tracer (2013)
This is so fascinating!
rimher··on Philosophy Has Made Plenty of Progress
Paul Graham's blog is still full of pearls, thanks a lot for sharing. One thing that I think is missing in his essay is the fact that Wittgenstein in the end also realized that philosophy is incredibly effective as meditation, I still find that thinking about things is relaxing and cathartic.
rimher··on Ask HN: What podcasts do you listen to regularly?
Philosophize This! is really an incredible take on older and more modern philosophy. Stephen West is a great story teller and every episode is very well curated and researched.

Couples Therapy with Candice and Casey I've never been a fan of talk shows, but they manage to talk about all aspects of life and relationships.

rimher··on Why startups are leaving Silicon Valley
The reason they didn't leave sooner? The "Beehive Effect".

Paul Graham said it in one of his essays, Steve Jobs in an interview.

Essay: http://www.paulgraham.com/siliconvalley.html Interview: https://youtu.be/PinOL79U2bg

rimher··on Leonardo Da Vinci's to Do List (Circa 1490)
Really fascinating! Insatiable curiosity, and a wider perception even as time passed in his life, Leonardo is truly remarkable
rimher··on David Bohm, Quantum Mechanics and Enlightenment
Great video that showcases the Pilot Wave idea: https://youtu.be/WIyTZDHuarQ

I really do hope that we can find a way to make sense of everything in Physics, but Bohm's description of the infinite in the article is rather fascinating. Maybe there's no way out after all

rimher··on What I Learned Working for Steve Ballmer
Very interesting read! He might've made some big mistakes during his tenure, but if Microsoft's still there it's also his merit
rimher··on Solving 2D equations using color [video]
This is essentially how I feel also about Computer Science: resilience is the best quality that an aspiring mathematician can possess!
rimher··on VLC 3.0 release
I've been using SodaPlayer for a good chromecast+subtitles support! It's not as feature rich as VLC, but it gets the job done
rimher··on Wastes of Time We Regret When We Get Older
"Time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time"
rimher··on Firefox’s faster, slicker, slimmer Quantum edition now out
I'm really glad that Firefox is back in the game! But I haven't got a compelling reason to switch from Chrome just yet.
rimher··on Turning vim into an IDE through vim plugins
There'll always be a part of me that wants to learn vim better and set something like this up. Then there's the other part of me, that just uses Sublime instead.
rimher··on CRISPR 2.0 Is Here, and It’s More Precise
Hopefully this is going to be great news. I can't believe how fast the research with CRISPR is moving, and can't wait to see what's next!
rimher··on Google and the Resurgence of Italian Design
As an Italian this makes me happy and sad at the same time. We had so much talent and so many great ideas, I'm glad that they're still around in the world, it's just a shame we couldn't understand their value and promote them around the world
rimher··on What every programmer should know about memory, Part 1 (2007)
Good idea to splice it up, makes it easier to tackle.

Link to full pdf by the way: http://futuretech.blinkenlights.nl/misc/cpumemory.pdf

rimher··on Google is trying to do to Facebook what Facebook did to Snap
If this is really what Google is trying to do, it's pointless. Google can't stop Facebook when it already has 2bln users, plus WhatsApp and Instagram.

There's just no way Google can beat them at their own game.

rimher··on Linux Inside – How the Linux Kernel Works
I've taken a class in college about the Linux kernel, and it's still amazing to see how complicated it actually is.

I've got a fairly good idea of how many pieces work, but the whole thing together still puzzles me at times.

I think that it's one of the biggest achievements of the internet as a tool for progress, and it shows that good intentions and pragmatism (together with some good Linus insults as well) can go a long way

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