chestervonwinch's comments

On: NeuralSVG: An Implicit Representation for Text-to-...

[chestervonwinch]

I wonder if you can use an existing svg as a starting point. I would love to use the sketch approach and generate frame-by-frame animations to plot with my pen plotter.

On: Seen on Blind: “Chat with a googler was horrifying...

[chestervonwinch]

This is somewhat validating to read as someone who started semi recently.

On: A low latency guitar effects processor suitable fo...

[chestervonwinch]

Also, the teensy audio library is great!

https://www.pjrc.com/teensy/td_libs_Audio.html

On: Does Google need a new CEO?

[chestervonwinch]

it's their unused treadmill in the living room they bought back in November

On: Chipotle Goes on Hiring Spree of 15,000 Amid Stron...

[chestervonwinch]

Get a degree in STEM, they said. Don't want to end up flipping burgers, they said.

[red-iron-pine → chestervonwinch]

You aren't flipping burgers -- you're steaming burritos.

In that sense, your degree was successful, no burgers in sight.

On: Ask HN: Concepts that clicked only years after you...

[chestervonwinch]

Additionally, I would say more historical emphasis within STEM itself would be beneficial. Motivate through context. Show students that the concepts arose from people solving problems.

On: Why I'm still using Python

[chestervonwinch]

Similar camp. Two reasons I enjoy Python, both related to documentation:

1. docstrings

2. keyword arguments

Docstrings mean I can do REPL experiments without the additional friction of opening a browser to RTFM. Keyword arguments reduce how much I have to lookup the semantics of a function's signature.

On: How tech’s defiance of economic gravity came to an...

[chestervonwinch]

> counterdiscombobulating

what a discombobulating way to say "clarifying" :)

[Kye → chestervonwinch]

I'm trying to summon a return to 19th century magazine per-word rates.

On: Facebook increased satisfaction and usage by sendi...

[chestervonwinch]

The feed used to be a simple chronological timeline. Then it evolved into whatever stochastic mess it is now in an attempt to maximize user engagement and ad views. So they've turned the notifications into essentially a mini version of the old news feed which (big surprise) is damn noisy.

[unixlikeposting → chestervonwinch]

I feel strongly that infinite scroll needs to be either illegalized or heavily regulated.

[TulliusCicero → unixlikeposting]

The infinite scroll isn't really the issue here (though I wouldn't mind a law mandating a toggle).

On: Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2023?

[chestervonwinch]

That's the first I've heard of the dead internet theory. Seems plausible. I deleted my social media around 2016. About a year ago, I created a new instagram account. My account is not private, and I'd reckon that over 50% of my followers are bots.