Bigger Than You Think

https://dl.dropbox.com/sh/6p2jrvvcchkrimm/PTqcCMH2aN/play.html

Italo Calvino + xkcd + interactive fiction? Awesome! Edit: Zarf has revealed himself as the author. Figures (as it's excellent).

nonbeard 2012-12-30 18:21:22

Language Log » Prestigious nonsense, tendentious frames

http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4392

"In those disciplines where most researchers do not master mathematics, the use of mathematics may be held in too much awe." Also has an amazing quote by Yeats

nonbeard 2012-12-30 14:48:16

I wish Jackson hadn’t ruined Galadriel’s speech | The Reinvigorated Programmer

http://reprog.wordpress.com/2012/12/29/i-wish-jackson-hadnt-ruined-galadriels-speech/

Easily my least-favourite part of the trilogy.

nonbeard 2012-12-30 00:39:28

Commas & Dots » Blog Archive » The Salad 10 Principle

http://commasanddots.com/2012/09/16/the-salad-10-principle/

In which preparing a tasty salad (or getting dressed, or making soup) is reduced to its fundamental numerical roots. Thanks suzysiu

nonbeard 2012-12-30 00:07:50

How to build a cross compiler for your Raspberry Pi | Chris's Digital Realm

http://www.bootc.net/archives/2012/05/26/how-to-build-a-cross-compiler-for-your-raspberry-pi/

Q: How do you make a cross compiler? A (1): Kick it in the teeth. A (2): I take issue with the question. Crosstool makes cross users. Hence the name. A (3) : Kick yourself in the teeth and attempt to use Crosstool.

nonbeard 2012-12-29 20:45:46

XNA-UK: Randomchaos Archive: 2D Crepuscular (God) Rays

http://xnauk-randomchaosblogarchive.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/2d-crepuscular-god-rays.html

Cool.

nonbeard 2012-12-29 15:34:12

Writing Vim Plugins / Steve Losh

http://stevelosh.com/blog/2011/09/writing-vim-plugins/

Useful.

nonbeard 2012-12-28 00:45:35

Ommatidia › Alaric

http://www.ommatidia.org/2007/11/30/alaric/

“Let me guess,” says Alaric, “goths?” “Visigoths, actually,” says Hiram.

nonbeard 2012-12-26 16:37:38

javascript - closure inside a for loop - callback with loop variable as parameter - Stack Overflow

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6978911/closure-inside-a-for-loop-callback-with-loop-variable-as-parameter

JavaScript really blows. Python / Ruby creates a new scope. Clang blocks let you choose. JavaScript does the least useful thing by default.

nonbeard 2012-12-22 19:37:08

List of German scientists - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_scientists

HN commenter on choosing names for projects: "I always start with a code name. And for the longest time I've been using the names of foreign scientists." Also, "List of German Scientists". Wikipedia, you're all trendy *and* you ask for money all the time. I want to hate you, but you're just so sexy.

nonbeard 2012-12-20 21:32:13

A very psychological chocolate « Mind Hacks

http://mindhacks.com/2012/12/15/a-very-psychological-chocolate/

Interesting bit on Rowntree's Black Magic marketing. Also: "most [chocolate] assortments were purchased by men for women and they were influenced entirely by value rather than fancy boxes." Mmm, chocolate.

nonbeard 2012-12-15 21:07:58

Ian's Shoelace Site - Over Under Lacing

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/overunderlacing.htm

I always use "Ian's favourite!"

nonbeard 2012-12-15 16:47:57

Rome 2 Rio

http://www.rome2rio.com/

Very nice travel planning site

nonbeard 2012-12-15 13:59:32

QR Code generator - create QR Codes (for free) [logo, business card, vCard, t-shirt, mug] - goQR.me

http://goqr.me/
nonbeard 2012-12-11 23:35:35

linux - Using the Wifi of a notebook via ethernet for another PC - Unix and Linux

http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/42307/using-the-wifi-of-a-notebook-via-ethernet-for-another-pc

Read some other guide on the Internet which said this simple solution wouldn't work. Who would have thought that a poster on an Internet forum would be full of lies?

nonbeard 2012-12-01 17:56:58

configuring xterm

http://unix4lyfe.org/xterm/

Old-school terminal settings plus old-school sass

nonbeard 2012-11-27 15:01:05

sid sample replay

http://codebase64.org/doku.php?id=base:vicious_sid_demo_routine_explained

Dac decays after a few seconds.

nonbeard 2012-11-26 01:28:54

British Museum - The Tring Tiles

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_mla/t/the_tring_tiles.aspx

The Messiah was a very naughty boy!

nonbeard 2012-11-04 17:49:24

Y Combinator comments on deep learning as an AI technique

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4733335
nonbeard 2012-11-03 12:51:12

a misdirected effort | Page boundary crossings on the 6502

http://mystuffisallhere.com/blog/post/2008/08/24/Page-boundary-crossings-on-the-6502.aspx
nonbeard 2012-11-01 17:10:00

Interview with Bob Yannes

http://www.joogn.de/sid.yannes.html

sid

nonbeard 2012-10-31 12:35:57

SID « kevtris.org

http://blog.kevtris.org/?cat=7

fgpa sid with analogue filter

nonbeard 2012-10-31 12:30:07

LS060S2UD01 Sharp Microelectronics | Mouser

http://uk.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Sharp-Microelectronics/LS060S2UD01/?qs=%2fha2pyFadui7FXEH8ffReOHFeVMEDgpCi0pNmM13peDFzw79W0t%2fNQ%3d%3d

6" e-ink-alike

nonbeard 2012-10-30 11:37:47

ed060sc7 - Google Search

https://www.google.com.au/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=ED060SC7&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&ei=1rqPUIdv5qOIB8irgKAK#hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=ED060SC7&oq=ED060SC7&gs_l=serp.3..0l4.102431.102431.1.102716.1.1.0.0.0.0.228.228.2-1.1.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.DCAUcGRS9wA&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=e235c99453845dae&bpcl=36601534&biw=1305&bih=802

Kindle eink module

nonbeard 2012-10-30 11:37:28

ssiflash.c - lumweb - Luminary Webinterface - Google Project Hosting

http://code.google.com/p/lumweb/source/browse/branch/lm3s9b96/external/lm3s9b96/drivers/ssiflash.c?r=166

Example SSI client for Stellaris evaluation board

nonbeard 2012-10-29 06:35:44

utzig/lm4tools

https://github.com/utzig/lm4tools

stellaris launchpad mac tools

nonbeard 2012-10-27 23:21:05

jsnyder/arm-eabi-toolchain

https://github.com/jsnyder/arm-eabi-toolchain

arm stellaris toolchain

nonbeard 2012-10-27 23:06:04

STM32F4DISCOVERY - STMicroelectronics

http://www.st.com/jp/evalboard/product/252419.jsp
nonbeard 2012-10-27 22:21:37

100 Burpee Challenge | FitnessNews | Rugby News

http://www.rugbyrugby.com/news/player_guide/fitness/6992463/100_burpee_challenge

what charlie's doing at the moment

nonbeard 2012-10-26 22:59:35

Hands on with a 144 core processor | DesignSpark

http://www.designspark.com/content/hands-144-core-processor

Just as crazy as it looked on the official site

nonbeard 2012-10-03 23:18:38

32 out of sync metronomes end up synchronizing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWToUATLGzs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
nonbeard 2012-09-26 08:02:20

DiViNe: Publications

http://divine.fi.muni.cz/darcs/mainline/gui/help/divine/publications.html

Distributed LTL model checker supporting GPUs

nonbeard 2012-09-24 10:00:24

Cabinet of curiosities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_curiosities

it wasn't just about showing off. hans sloane etc.

nonbeard 2012-09-12 19:40:17

Bar Gruziński Argo - Restaurants & Cafes in Warsaw

http://www.inyourpocket.com/poland/warsaw/restaurants-cafes/Georgian/Georgian/Bar-Gruzinski-Argo_70057v

delicious.

nonbeard 2012-09-11 20:25:04

Teensy 3.0 - 32 bit ARM Cortex-M4, usable in Arduino and C by Paul Stoffregen — Kickstarter

http://www.reddit.com/r/electronics/comments/ze8dg/teensy_30_32_bit_arm_cortexm4_usable_in_arduino/

Lots of cheap arm based boards here.

nonbeard 2012-09-06 22:38:11

RE:Vision Effects, Inc. : Products: Twixtor

http://www.revisionfx.com/products/twixtor/
nonbeard 2012-09-01 23:30:13

nRF24L01 Report | Neil's Log Book

http://nrqm.ca/nRF24L01/

NRLF2401 driver for Atmega

nonbeard 2012-09-01 17:00:16

Building a PIC18F USB device - WFFwiki

http://www.waitingforfriday.com/index.php/Building_a_PIC18F_USB_device

The annoying bit is the software.

nonbeard 2012-08-28 16:11:44

SPBRG Calc

http://www.piclist.com/techref/microchip/spbrgcalc.asp?fOSCILLATOR=16&fErr=5

PIC serial communications oscillator calculation

nonbeard 2012-08-27 15:36:33

Zelda: Wind Waker - Tech and Texture Analysis

http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/yr97h/zelda_wind_waker_tech_and_texture_analysis/
nonbeard 2012-08-24 17:24:51

8pen - Videos

http://www.8pen.com/watch?v=1
nonbeard 2012-08-24 11:31:55

Animals conscious say leading neuroscientists « Mind Hacks

http://mindhacks.com/2012/08/20/animals-conscious-say-leading-neuroscientists/

"Non- human animals, including all mammals and birds, and many other creatures, including octopuses, also possess [consciousness-supporting] neurological substrates". Cool.

nonbeard 2012-08-21 00:54:52

Mise en abyme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise_en_abyme
nonbeard 2012-08-17 01:48:01

Zotero | Home

http://www.zotero.org/
nonbeard 2012-08-15 10:07:17

Status-Q » Blog Archive » Cloud Control

http://www.statusq.org/archives/2012/08/12/4387/

"The only data I can be sure of is on servers I run (and backup) myself". Exactly my feeling, and what I do -- but this is out of the reach of most people who don't want to learn how to be a systems administrator.

nonbeard 2012-08-12 16:46:49

An argument against call/cc

http://okmij.org/ftp/continuations/against-callcc.html

This kind of explains call/cc to me. It seemed horribly inefficient. Turns out it *is* horribly inefficient and you can make it more efficient by limiting its power (the delimited vs undelimited distinction).

nonbeard 2012-08-12 12:57:22

Random Observations: Analysis vs Algebra predicts eating corn?

http://bentilly.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/analysis-vs-algebra-predicts-eating.html

The worst kind of star-gazing, but it works for me (and flatters me, as a spiral-eater).

nonbeard 2012-08-11 23:23:37

Brainfuck beware: JavaScript is after you! | Patricio Palladino

http://patriciopalladino.com/blog/2012/08/09/non-alphanumeric-javascript.html

The sheer dedication to ludicrous task deserves an award. (reddit)

nonbeard 2012-08-10 14:29:20

Index of /~bryan/papers2/longevity

http://diyhpl.us/~bryan/papers2/longevity/
nonbeard 2012-08-08 02:04:41

CMP and SUB instructions of ARM CPU.

http://www.1-script.com/forums/handhelds/cmp-and-sub-instructions-of-arm-cpu-2629-.htm

C flag is a bit weird. Okay, it's not weird, it's unexpected. To me. Stop looking at me.

nonbeard 2012-08-06 15:03:43