Sam Gentle

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[Sam Gentle @sgentle]

Some thoughts about procrastination and how it connects with our desire for consequence. Also, dishing on Superman: https://t.co/4sRUP1BUp5

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@hillelogram private bool isPrime(int n) {
return false; // Asymptotically correct for large n
}

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If you're happy and you know it DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE!

If you're happy and you know it DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE!

If you're happy and you know it, and you really want to show it,

If you're happy and you know it DON'T TOUCH YOUR FACE!

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@infiniturtle @rsnous @vgr Lamport, 1978 - blew my mind wide open

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@pjf Tearing through your cash one small piece at a time? I shall name this bird "AliExpress".

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@noampomsky I think it's narratively unpleasant. Outrage implies a bad situation in a good universe. Bitterness is for a bad universe that you just have to endure.

If you want to believe in a good universe, bad-universe people are existentally upsetting. Even more so when they're justified.

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Actual parts for printing

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Figured out OpenSCAD's animation feature, it's pretty fun

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catchup

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@vgr Reminds me of an article I read once about treating negotiations as collaborative storytelling...

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@tef_ebooks Don't suppose you've had any luck with the second-line meds, atomoxetine, guanfacine etc?

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@vgr I prefer Grimm's 7-factor personality model: Happy, Grumpy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, Bashful and Doc.

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@yoshikischmitz @chatur_shalabh For a while Chrome on Android did this; every tab was a window in the app switcher. I kinda liked it, but eventually they changed it back.

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@mathgrrl (STLs here if you want 'em: https://t.co/ejprr2EZRs)

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@mathgrrl Looks fine to me!

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@paulbiggar @kssreeram I believe in homoiconicity, so I query my database by sending it other, smaller, databases.

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@tripofmice ''' Fizzier Buzzform '''
import numpy as np

f = [88]+[0]*60
f[24] = 14+45j
f[40] = -20+34j
f[48] = -38+28j

words = np.array(['', 'fizz', 'buzz', 'fizzbuzz'])
fizz = words[np.fft.irfft(f)[:100].round().astype('int')]
print('\n'.join(np.where(fizz == '', range(1, 101), fizz)))

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@Foone I believe that you start by punching a tree, then use the wood to make a crafting table...

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@vgr Or performative doubt-hacking. What better way to convince yourself of something than act as if it's true and see whether you get away with it?

I think there's a certain personality type that doesn't even see the difference between that kind of truth and the regular kind.

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@idlehandsdev Bonus points if you can make all of these: https://t.co/fxMJW721lP

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@utotranslucence I usually think of writing as being for the benefit of the thing I'm writing about. If I believe an idea or argument deserves a fair shot then I want to represent it well enough to give it that shot. Being right in that sense is more about justice than correctness.