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In my city, I noticed that some shops in some streets keep changing hands over the years, and some are stable even if they don't look like they get a lot of traffic. I never investigated this or looked deeper into it, but I have a hunch that it also has to do with "fluid dynamics" in some sort of way. Meaning that the shop is located in a "low pressure" zone of foot traffic where people are either moving fast, distracted, or pushed away by some kind of obstacle. Or, the shop is somewhat less visible than the surrounding ones. This leads the shop to not getting many visitors, and eventually closing. I wonder if there's been any research behind this.

That’s amazing! Such a cool story. I’m really happy that 2048 was able to help you this way :)

I think 2048-AI had this, but I’m not sure. It’d surely be pretty evil. Imagine it turning on randomly when it detects you’re going too fast :)

This is interesting feedback. I always thought that ads being unobtrusive and not part of gameplay would be the saner choice. In my mind, when games ask you to trade watching an add for some kind of in-game benefit or currency, that feels like an unreasonable demand. The ads impinge on the gameplay. The way I've set up the site, ads are tucked in their own corner and should never affect gameplay (though there have been instances of ads spilling over the powerup bar, I'm working on that). Thanks for sharing!

Thank you for your comment. I wanted to add that credit should indeed be given where it's due and that while I didn’t mention Threes in my original post, it has played a significant role in 2048’s existence. Threes is credited on the play2048.co site (and now also on GitHub), and I’ve always tried to acknowledge its influence.

That said, I think there’s a balance to strike. As I mentioned before, I created 2048 before I became aware of Threes, and while it’s important to credit inspiration, I’m not convinced that every creative project needs to trace back every indirect influence. 2048 began as a small experiment without any intent of gaining popularity, and it grew into something distinct, shaped by the viral spread and its community of its open-source variations.

I understand the value of recognizing origins, but I also believe 2048 has developed its own identity over time. I appreciate the feedback, and I’m always open to improving where needed. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Again, I understand where you’re coming from, but I don’t fully agree. While Threes was an definitely inspiration along the chain, by your logic, any creative work would need a detailed credit trail, even when it grows and evolves into something different. 2048 was not intended as anything other than an experiment, yet it took on its own life, driven by the unexpected virality and maybe by its simplicity. I’ve always tried to acknowledge Threes’ role, but I don't know that I should attach this label on every mention of 2048. I appreciate the perspective you shared.

I wanted to address this, because I understand where you come from. Threes is actually credited in the about page[1] on play2048.co.

The frustration is completely understandable, as Threes is definitely where the concept originated. Due to the chain of derivative games that led to the creation of 2048, I had not seen or heard of Threes until after it went viral. I think the inspiration Threes provided, although valid, is somewhat indirect in the case of 2048. I did try my best to reflect this in the about page and when I talked about my experience here[2].

I noticed there's no mention of it on GitHub, so I'll add it there. I am happy to do better given the feedback, but I'm not sure what kind of improvement I could make here. Let me know

[1]: https://play2048.co/about

[2]: https://medium.com/@gabrielecirulli/2048-success-and-me-7dc6...

They use Mobileye technology, owned by Intel. I've not heard of it until now. How does its self-driving performance compare to the likes of Waymo and Tesla?

No. That would not be correct, grammatically speaking.

I currently load SVGs on the UI thread, draw them on a canvas, and then use `createImageBitmap()` to convert the canvas into an ImageBitmap, which I send back to the web worker. This method allows for scalable vector assets to be rasterized on-demand, even at high resolutions like retina, maintaining quality comparable to the browser's rasterizer. Third-party libraries didn't offer consistent or satisfactory results.

How feasible is it to build web games with this? I’d like to build something with this treating it like you would Pixi.js, it looks to me like it’d be as performant if not better but with the amazing advantage of having a vector asset pipeline built into the system. Using vector graphics with Pixi, especially when rendering in a web worker, is a pain in the ass.

This page keeps crashing for me on iOS Safari. Is anyone else experiencing this?

Something looks broken. As soon as you join two elements into an unusual combination it stops generating a response.

Update: I just received the StarTech adapter, connected it to the monitor via DisplayPort and plugged it into my Satechi Thunderbolt 4 Hub.

All seems to work well. Picture quality appears good, the input lag is minimal (slightly higher than on the default screen, but not overly noticeable). I ran the UFO test[1] on it and couldn't notice any major issues, besides extremely subtle jittering.

I plan to use this screen for my text editor mainly, so I think it will be okay.

[1]: https://www.testufo.com/

Awesome, I'll keep the Dell hub in mind if the adapter I bought doesn't work.

Out of curiosity, do you notice anything out of the ordinary when using the DisplayLink monitor? I.e. mouse lag, compression artifacts, or anything else?

I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic. How is that acceptable and democratic?

I’m probably missing something but why is an uninstaller allowed to inject code into explorer.exe? That seems like a massive security flaw?

How does Claude stack up to GPT-4?

I’m not AI researcher, and I only barely understand the theory, so I’m just looking to keep slightly ahead of the curve so I can adapt to whatever is coming next, try new things and projects, and add these new tools to my belt before others.

I found this article very interesting as a way to get more insight into the deeper layers of this industry. Where can one go to keep themselves updated on these topics?

This is very interesting. Could you please elaborate and maybe share links to articles if you know of any?

I'm not going to speak about my personal practices, but I find the current landscape of streaming services unusable and unsustainable from a customer perspective. I share a Netflix and Prime account with my parents, and support for that is soon going to end. I don't feel like either of those services provide enough value to me to consider paying for them entirely by myself. The content is mediocre at best, finding anything good to watch is like going through a haystack, and once you find something remotely interesting you feel so exhausted that you'd rather turn off the tv and go to bed.

Don't even get me started on "there's this movie I heard about and I want to watch, but I need a subscription to this obscure random service and then also pay a rental fee on top to even get to watch it". It's just absurd.

Would you be willing to go into more detail about those two reasons? I feel I don’t have enough experience to understand the reasoning underlying them.

All the things I’ve read about passive funds have pointed in the same general direction. I can completely buy the reasoning but I worry I’m missing part of the point, which brings me to my question.

In a scenario where passive funds are the best investment vehicle when looking at long term returns, what’s the role of buying and/or trading individual stocks?

Are there cases in which you’d prefer stocks over funds?

I’ve got some Netflix, Microsoft and Apple stock which I plan to keep for the long term. I could never figure out if that money would’ve been better spent as a fund purchase.

What trips me up is stocks tend to lead to bigger earnings (when things go right) and companies like Apple are almost certainly going to remain valuable for a long time.

What am I missing?

Edit: this has been a recurring theme in discussions I’ve had with my dad (who’s a financial advisor, ironically). I’ve pointed out to him that passive funds seem better but he keeps wanting to put my money into stocks, active funds or sometimes narrow, low(er) cost managed funds (e.g. biomedicine and robotics stuff).

I work at 1Password. Could you tell me a little more about this? I tested this in the latest version of 1Password 8 and when I'm creating or editing a password, I see a "Generate Password" button pop up beneath the password field. I can access it by either pressing the down arrow or tab. Does this not work on your end?

Could you share a little bit about what you'd want to use this for? (I'm part of the 1Password design team)

Are there any books written about this phenomenon?

I guess the "stupid question" I'd ask of this article is: why don't you reveal your goals or thought process when challenged after asking a question that might be perceived as stupid? Take the Apple Store example: why not explain the reason why you were asking for a product by the size of its box when they responded by saying that size of the box does not map to size of the product? Being open about your goal would've probably made it easier and less antagonistic as a process, right?

I'm probably responsible for a cumulatively significant loss in worldwide productivity!

I really love hearing that it's had a positive impact in your life, that's heartwarming :)