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ericschn··on When is it better to think without words?
I fully agree. I think of it as exercising the muscle in the mind that acts as the "translation layer" between abstract concepts and human language. It is tough to convey complex ideas in word, but you can grow that skill with practice.
ericschn··on Vintage-Style Map of the Mandelbrot Set
The wide poster that the author was originally searching for seems to have been featured here: https://hellosubscription.com/2019/01/the-curiosity-box-by-v...

I do like the style of that version more if it wasn't for the enormous typo in the middle of the map on Main 'Cardiod'.

ericschn··on Keyboard lets people type so fast it’s banned from typing competitions
There has been conversation happening regarding tournament play legality of digital input controllers for the Smash Bros games, most notably Super Smash Brothers Melee. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smash_Box_controller
ericschn··on How Dwarf Fortress is built
The beginning of this video https://youtu.be/VAhHkJQ3KgY has Tarn Adams speaking about this bug.
ericschn··on Two Charged in SIM Swapping, Vishing Scams
I was also the victim of a T-Mobile SIM swap back in February.

My assumption is that the attackers target individuals that have a high likelihood of owning bitcoin or other digital currency. This can be easily determined by looking at data breaches, and targeting emails that are found both on a cryptocurrency breach and a personal information breach with phone number, name, address, and anything else that would help impersonate the victim.

They accessed my insecure email with SMS authentication, but everything else was locked down more securely. Also, since that day I have been getting 20 times more spam calls and texts, I'm guessing they added my number to some other targeted list.

ericschn··on Itinerant – a fuzzy weather forecast app
Looks great! Any thoughts on adding humidity?
ericschn··on Show HN: A Color Picker I Made
Working in Chrome 71.0.3578.98 for me.