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Raphael

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Web developer in Seattle.

http://hackdash.com/

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Raphael··on Eunice is almost here
That's the example app that Google suggests people make.
Raphael··on Financial market applications of LLMs
Hard to waste any time reading about AI because it's likely written by AI. But then I probably shouldn't read anything written past 2022.
Raphael··on Netflix: Piracy is difficult to compete against and growing rapidly
Subscribe to a service for one month when you're ready to start watching a season of a show. Cancel that service when you finish watching the season.
Raphael··on I realized chess pieces can be redesigned to be geometric attack directions
Good whittling project then.
Raphael··on I realized chess pieces can be redesigned to be geometric attack directions
If each movement is broken into a piecemeal function, then a non-standard piece could be assembled, such as a piece that moves like a knight in 3 directions and a bishop northwest and southwest.
Raphael··on I realized chess pieces can be redesigned to be geometric attack directions
8 squares or 8 Ls to show all liberties. One L symbolically.
Raphael··on I realized chess pieces can be redesigned to be geometric attack directions
I have an overgrown dice pip renderer, so I made the rook "+", knight "L", bishop 4-gram, queen 8-gram, king octagon, and pawn a trapezoid (just to suggest movement direction). https://vezquex.github.io/clock/chess/
Raphael··on I realized chess pieces can be redesigned to be geometric attack directions
I've gotten so used to 2D knights that it annoys me when people face them forward on a 3D board.
Raphael··on I realized chess pieces can be redesigned to be geometric attack directions
You could put each piece on a square base that must remain aligned with the board.
Raphael··on I realized chess pieces can be redesigned to be geometric attack directions
Yes, the knight is up to 8 squares in a 5x5 grid. https://github.com/vezquex/chess/blob/master/src/game/piece/...
Raphael··on Fish Folk – open-source Bevy game
After dying 20 times, I finally picked up the sword with C. But my hand cannot reliably press WASDC+Space.

I know that we think of Shift as a modifier key, but for games it's actually a more practical action key, along with E and Q.

Raphael··on Show HN: Homemade rocketship treehouse – hardware to custom OS
7-segment is a popular display format on Earth, but for an alien spaceship, consider 5x5 pixel fonts.
Raphael··on I Am the Ghost Here
It appears you're all caught up and can look forward to "The Garbage Patch" in Ecotone this year. https://kimsamek.com/
Raphael··on System76 AMD-Only Laptop Returns
16:9 demands true full-screen for viewing 16:9 content. 16:10 leaves a little room for toolbars if you just want to maximize a window and look at something.
Raphael··on Diet Coke probably isn't a cognitive performance enhancer
Sparkling water on its own is fine.
Raphael··on Ask HN: Does anyone care anymore what Google demos in IO?
BubbleUPnP for DLNA/Chromecast
Raphael··on Foobar2000
It can import a folder as a giant playlist, which effectively serves as the libary.
Raphael··on The Windows 11 taskbar is an annoying step backward
Yes, I distinctly remember a single click followed by scrollwheel. Now the wheel does nothing.
Raphael··on Where is Ruby Headed in 2021?
Would a Ruby IDE be able to figure it out?
Raphael··on Firefox 94
It's especially strange to be constantly avoiding auto-updates when I'm trying to update everything with winget.
Raphael··on Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to the homescreen
Nova Launcher has always been good. However, that still leaves Android Settings.
Raphael··on GhostWriter is a distraction free Markdown editor
The cursor is blinking.
Raphael··on Sentimental Versioning
4240 - 4103 = 137 days between versions.
Raphael··on Disabling Snaps in Ubuntu 20.04
Yeah, I had to reinstall one from source. https://github.com/home-sweet-gnome/dash-to-panel
Raphael··on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)
This is surprising to learn, since I am using nvidia-driver-435 and fractional scaling (150%) on one monitor.
Raphael··on The average American eats 17 teaspoons of added sugar daily
This, but unironically.
Raphael··on The Obvious UI Is Often the Best UI
And when the app is updated every week, it opens up with the same tutorial again.
Raphael··on Super Mario 64 has been decompiled
Super Mario 64 is a 3D game. The emulator can render the polygons at any resolution. The 2D textures should be replaced or carefully scaled, though.
Raphael··on Nodes – JavaScript-based 2D canvas for computational thinking
What's with all the screenshots, videos, and PDFs? Why not simply use canvases as you describe?
Raphael··on Incognito no more: Publishers close loopholes as paywall blockers emerge
A lot of freebie newspapers summarize the original stories.
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