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ryanlbrown

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ryanlbrown··on Discovery Loop
Perhaps consider the scale of bad.
ryanlbrown··on Discovery Loop
Size and speed of the imbalance?
ryanlbrown··on Helix: A post-modern text editor
They are Tolkien fans and yet they are building the devices (Palantir, Anduril) which evil will eventually use to dominate. Palantir is well-named but tragic that a fan would build it. Anduril is poorly-named as it is the sword used to combat industrial power rather than represent it.
ryanlbrown··on Building an AI game studio: what we've learned so far
Is this like GameMaker but AI-based, or is it more lofty and at risk of biting the hand that feeds it?
ryanlbrown··on Cognition: A new antisyntax language redefining metaprogramming
I read it as probably containing something deep that I should save for when I have time to go through the details. Maybe we syntaxlings need time to get comfortable.
ryanlbrown··on I now lack the juice to fuel the bluster to conceal that I am a simpleton
You're right, they kind of assume the reader knows what they are thinking. My guess is that it is because white isn't used for comradery except if you are extreme, whereas it is normal to do so for non-white groups, so they are trying to delegitimize the extreme group. Whether it is the effective course of action given the goal is an interesting question.
ryanlbrown··on 4B If Statements
ReLU is if-like since it only passes half of the input values with the other half becoming 0
ryanlbrown··on The median return of 2022's SPAC mergers: -82%
Are you trying to engage us? :) Get rid of engagement optimization and I'd guess that it still turns bad. It is what grabs attention in a low-agency mood.
ryanlbrown··on Mayday Masks – Donate your N95 masks
If you want to contact her: https://twitter.com/christine_hall
ryanlbrown··on Mayday Masks – Donate your N95 masks
My wife, Christine, started this to help find masks for healthcare workers. Her Mom is treating COVID-19 patients and has a single mask to reuse for a month, which she carries around in a plastic bag.
ryanlbrown··on The Typography of ‘Stranger Things’
Mitch Murder will always be my fav.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rk3ksaIl84

ryanlbrown··on Typedrummer
http://typedrummer.com/e2t041
ryanlbrown··on Show HN: A simple API for validating bank routing numbers
Is this legal? The fed provides this data for free (http://www.fededirectory.frb.org/download.cfm) and also says, "The information contained in the directory may not be sold, relicensed, or otherwise used for commercial gain." Am I missing something?
ryanlbrown··on Ask HN: How or where to begin learning mathematics from first principles?
I'm trying to do this too right now. I've found this course on real analysis to be very helpful (I suggest watching it sped up though):

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0E754696F72137EC

ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Ospry – Simple image hosting for developers
Thanks for checking it out. Our privacy features come with every account. We also offer similar capacity to their Basic plan at lower cost. They have high total image allowances but you'd likely hit the storage limit before getting close to those totals.

We have more image processing features on the way, we'd love to hear your suggestions. Shoot us a mail at hello@ospry.io. Thanks!

ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Ospry – Simple image hosting for developers
Thanks! We know it works on iOS7 and Android (KitKat). It should work on any browser that supports file inputs (see http://viljamis.com/blog/2012/file-upload-support-on-mobile/). We also have native mobile libraries in the pipeline.
ryanlbrown··on Jsfmt – Like Gofmt, but for JavaScript
It's nice that the go distribution comes with editor integrations though. It would be nice if there was a similar standard toolset for js that you could get up and running with if you were new to it.
ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Writebin, an inline markdown editor
No, but I want to, I really do. It's just that early designs are more useful if they're pliable.
ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Writebin, an inline markdown editor
We don't have a solution for reference style links yet, but lists, blockquotes, and code should work.
ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Writebin, an inline markdown editor
Thanks for pointing this out. Haven't had much time to consider things like this yet.
ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Writebin, an inline markdown editor
Noted. Thanks!
ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Writebin, an inline markdown editor
We do too, but it wasn't working well enough so we cut it out for now. It will come back soon.
ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Writebin, an inline markdown editor
Thanks for trying it out. We spent some time trying to get arrow keys (and crtl+p crtl+n) to move to the next/previous paragraph when you hit the bottom/top of the current one, but a cursor position bug prevented that from working so we cut it for now. This something we definitely want though, we'll bring it back as soon as we can.
ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Writebin, an inline markdown editor
Oops. Thanks! I'll try to get that fixed :)
ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Writebin, an inline markdown editor
You're right. We chose not to allow hand-wrapped paragraphs because the newlines have no effect on the resulting rendered HTML. In some cases, it will allow newlines (lists, blockquotes).
ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Writebin, an inline markdown editor
We're trying to deviate from the common side-by-side pattern. It's not perfect, but we couldn't wait any longer to share it. We're working on accounts. Be sure to leave your email in the sidebar if you'd like to participate in the Beta. Let thauburger and I know what you think. Thanks.
ryanlbrown··on Tickets For Apple’s WWDC 2013 Sell Out In Under 2 Minutes
Same here.
ryanlbrown··on Bitcoin Block #210 000 mined - reward halving
EPILEPSYMODE
ryanlbrown··on Low-cost Solution to Clearing Afghan Landmines
If that doesn't work, maybe some sort of paint drip system in the legs?
ryanlbrown··on Show HN: Soundslice – YouTube + synced guitar tabs + HTML5
This is great. I would suggest one thing: try to make the scroll speed independent of screen size. I can't read the notes with a fully maximized window. Edit: found the zoom, but still, I shouldn't have to.
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