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srkiranraj··on I accidentally created a simple and fun game with my daughter
@gus_massa, True, I improved prompt (by asking ChatGPT to rewrite the prompt) and even models have improved in last 2-3 weeks. Unicorn was created recently with ChatGPT 5.2 while others are from older version.

Incase you are interested, this is the prompt for Unicorn. You can modify it for others.

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Create a printable children’s game sheet with a 3 rows × 5 columns grid of equal-sized square tiles, arranged neatly with clear spacing.

Background: pure white, clean, uncluttered, printer-friendly.

Art style: soft watercolor pastel, cute, kid-friendly, gentle colors, soft hand-drawn outlines, minimal detail, calm and cheerful.

Row 1 – Unicorn Horns only: Spiral horn, Crystal horn, Golden horn, Rainbow horn, Star horn

Row 2 – Unicorn Bodies only: White unicorn body, Pink unicorn body, Blue unicorn body, Purple unicorn body, Golden unicorn body

Row 3 – Unicorn Tails only: Rainbow tail, Cloud tail, Fire tail, Starry tail, Flower tail

Each tile must contain only the specified part (no full unicorns).

Add a small, clear caption underneath each tile describing the item.

Ensure all tiles are perfect squares, aligned evenly, easy to cut, with no overlapping elements, no background scenes, and no extra decorations.

srkiranraj··on I accidentally created a simple and fun game with my daughter
@gus_massa, Yes, ChatGPT does a good job of creating grids of same size. If you scroll to the end of the blog I have shared three versions of the game. You can use them and I also have shared the prompt to generate it.
srkiranraj··on Slow
Neural network was introduced in 1950s. However, the neural architecture, the compute and data required for them to be efficient has been only in last decade.

From perceptron to transformers (few hidden layers to 480B parameters), from multicore CPUs to distributed GPUs and WWW/social media has all contributed to the growth of Artificial Intelligence.

This has took almost 50+ years and so many iterations along the way.

srkiranraj··on Notes on Theory of Distributed Systems [pdf]
An introduction to scaling systems - https://youtu.be/a2rcgzludDU
srkiranraj··on Ask HN: What is the best “dumb” phone?
If you loved Light Phone, you should try this android app "Less Phone". It is brilliant.

If you want both smartphones and don't want to get distracted during office hours or private time.

srkiranraj··on Ask HN: What are some good projects/resources to learn distributed systems?
MapReduce paper, though published in 2004, it is foundational, relevant and very well written paper.

https://ai.google/research/pubs/pub62

P.S: it has close to 25k citations.

srkiranraj··on Physicists Detect Gravitational Waves, Proving Einstein Right
I understood how LIGO works but one question I have is, how did scientists conclude the gravitational waves they detected are from a collision of 2 black holes that happened before 1.3 Billion/Million years ago.

Could someone explain ?

srkiranraj··on Human Learning == Machine Learning
A blog on how human learning has evolved over past decades, how we are learning actually the way computers are learning today i.e. using machine learning. Please read and share your thoughts.
srkiranraj··on Ask HN: What database should I use, and how should I choose?
Check this out,

https://blog.cloudboost.io/which-database-should-you-use-for...

srkiranraj··on Classmill: Create online classes with links, images, videos and files
How is it different from gibbon.co ?
srkiranraj··on Cloudboost – Boost your dev time with Parse by 10X
CloudBoost offers a set of developer tool for parse developers to reduce their coding time by automatically generating boilerplate code and providing other developer tools.

As a part of alpha release, using CloudBoost you can visualize app structure (by drawing ER diagrams) and create all tables in Parse.com, generate CRUD cloudcode with just push of single button.

For next release, we have planned to work on better data browser, query analyzer, debugger etc...

Will such developer tools for Parse platform really help reduce your efforts. Kindly try and post your feedbacks.

srkiranraj··on Show HN: Chardin.js, beautiful instructions for apps
Awesome :) This stuff is neatly done.
srkiranraj··on Ask HN: What do you use to store your bookmarks
try historio.us, so far I have found it too good. Once you save a bookmark, you can login and have a search similar to google that allows you to find right page from your bookmarked sites.
srkiranraj··on Ask HN: Who is using Google App Engine?
if I am not wrong, Khan Academy is built upon Google App Engine.
srkiranraj··on Ask HN: Simple ideas for weekend hack?
Thanks a lot. Cool ideas. A quick question on second idea, except HN others already categorize posts based on tags. Why would a user need to visit another website to explore the same?
srkiranraj··on I made a 'search engine' for fun
Neatly done... It's a great hack in 3 hours... Would love to learn about it, if the code is open sourced. Only one suggestion, results could be listed neatly. That's it.
srkiranraj··on Review our Web App: Resume Generator.
This gives us a lot more insight about the needs of different users. We will research more on your points and improve the usability of the app. Thanks a lot for your time and advice.
srkiranraj··on Ask HN: Best Rich Text Editor JQuery Plugin.
Thanks a lot for the help. That is a great resource. Also I found http://ckeditor.com/ but this comes with a license fee.
srkiranraj··on Ask HN: How do you learn to design?
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4316967 Look for a comment by msutherl, a great compilation of the design resources. Worth looking at it :)
srkiranraj··on Ask HN:A Google presentation slides JS library?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seX7jYI96GE I viewed this video last week from HN. I guess this is what you are looking for.
srkiranraj··on Ask HN: Learn Math the Hard Way
Try the "MATH FOR CS" course in MIT Opencourseware :)
srkiranraj··on Microsoft Introduces New "Surface" Tablet
I dont see any reference to pen input in surface. Is it true that Surface has pen input too ?
srkiranraj··on Ask HN: Y Combinator for school students
Mentorship is a valid point, however the articles and discussions shared in sites such as stackoverflow and other sites are beyond scope of understanding for a school student. Hence a place where students can share their knowledge and discuss among themselves to stumble upon a solution was my thought. Also whenever a person with good/more knowledge comes in place, students might use their help to solve homeworks which deceives the purpose of homeworks.
srkiranraj··on Ask HN: What is the touchscreen/display technology used in ASUS EA800?
What is the best touchscreen technology that can be used for capturing handwritten notes? I am a started in this area, there are variety of displays available, like LCD touchscreens, TFT, Resistive, Capacitative, PixelQi, e-Ink and more... Can you give me a light about these technology? I am interested to develop an note taking gadget. If you can provide me information on which display technology and touch screen to be used. It would be much helpful...
srkiranraj··on Developing a Embedded System
Anyone help please. Have I posted this on wrong page! Where do I need to post for "Ask HN"???