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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · 9d

I've been totally sucked in by a puzzle in #EliteDangerous. I don't even play this game

A reference key of glyphs hidden in the spectrogram of an audio signal from the video game Elite Dangerous. The glyphs look like scrawled symbols in scratchy handwriting. Each is labeled with a red number by a computer vision algorithm.

Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · 22d

Cool idea! I wonder a different grid system would make the word searching part more intuitive. It would make indexing in your code a lot harder, but a triangular or hexagonal grid may help by changing the number of available neighbors?

Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · Aug 6

Wonderful! The little shadows really add a ton

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · Aug 3

Thanks!

Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · Aug 2

Do you have any insight into when its best to move from exploration to implementation, or bounce back and forth? My sense is that this awareness is gained through practical experience in different problem spaces, and over time you learn to "feel" it. This makes it a tricky process to teach though!

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · Aug 2

To me, the advice to fully explore the problem-space is most useful for novices who need to be deliberate about not committing to a solution too soon.
On the other hand, experts can often do this exploration work implicitly by drawing from relevant experience to inform viable directions forward.

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · Aug 2

I think the ability to effectively switch between different design spaces is something that is developed over time, with expertise. Novices and learners tend to become quickly attached to early solutions because they offer solid ground in uncertain and ambiguous phases of the design process.

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · Aug 1

Oh that's awesome! Unfortunately, the video compression is really getting in the way...

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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · Jun 6

U Michigan spent nearly a million dollars paying private spies to follow and harass its own students. The university is in crisis.

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · Jun 6

This is insane

University of Michigan using undercover investigators to surveil student Gaza protesters

Revealed: security trailing students on and off campus as video shows investigator faking disability when confronted

www.theguardian.com

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · Jun 4

Man I hate the phrase "Vibe coding"

The least you can do is be honest with yourself.

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · May 16

First wood carving from my upgraded plotter! Results aren't outstanding, but it is a very solid first effort

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · May 11

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · May 11

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · May 11

This one is tuned a bit better - very happy with this result!

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · May 11

Plotter rebuild has begun #PenPlotter #PlotterArt

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · May 11

Modified my cross-hatch shading algorithm to work with random pattern fills! On the left I'm using interactions between sin waves for shading, the right shows a traditional cross-hatching method.

This model of The Veiled Woman by Corradini in the Louvre is from ScanTheWorld (mmf.io/o/6479)

A line drawing of a sculpture of a The Veiled Woman by Corradini on display at the Louvre. Shading is accomplished by interacting sin waves.

A line drawing of a sculpture of a The Veiled Woman by Corradini on display at the Louvre. Shading is accomplished by cross-hatching.

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · May 10

(you didn't ask but) the pitch of an ocarina is based largely on the "effective size" of the sound hole. Uncovering a finger hole increases the overall "effective size", and changes the pitch. So, if you change the size of the finger holes you can tune the notes! More holes should increase the range

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Dramp @drpagano.bsky.social · May 9

This is so inspiring! Thanks also for all of the wonderful detail in your blog - it is so nice to be able to learn from your process www.amygoodchild.com/blog/cursive...

Coding my Handwriting — Amy Goodchild

Coding my handwriting in Javascript - how I did it and what I’m doing with it.

www.amygoodchild.com

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