c0nfused (u/c0nfused)

c0nfused commented on Odyc.js – A tiny JavaScript library for narrative games odyc.dev... · Posted by u/achtaitaipai

c0nfused · 3 months ago

I really enjoy the way this is put together. I have written a number of javascript game engines, to play with over the years, and this hit a really nice spot between, I need to throw this whole thing to gether in the next 2 hours to entertain the kids, and the subsequent I really want to do a deep dive into the nitty gritty of this thing.

Looking forward to slapping a few quick games into this and distract the kids in a low bandwidth type style.

c0nfused commented on Thoughts on the Resiliency of Web Projects aaronparecki.com/2024/08/... · Posted by u/mooreds

c0nfused · 10 months ago

I generally agree with the thesis here.

Adjacent points: I also think that selecting mature projects for your dependencies matters significantly. My old couchdb or early node work is generally defunct. On the other hand, I have some dotnet projects that are still functional with zero updates from a decade or more ago.

Additionally, it's reasonable to keep a copy of your dependencies somewhere in case the vendor dies, the licensing changes, or something else catastrophic happens. Even if you just image dev's machines when they offboard. There have been a few times this has prevented permanent project death or rewrite emergencies for me.

c0nfused commented on We Can Terraform the American West caseyhandmer.wordpress.co... · Posted by u/jasondavies

jamiek88 · 10 months ago

Wow. What a project that would be!

Really interesting read, and while the numbers are a little hand wavy even if they were out on the cost by an order of magnitude it would still be very cheap.

The USA has lost its appetite for these mega projects, sadly.

c0nfused · 10 months ago

I think the issue is that when you look at it from the modern perspective of profit the economics don't work out.

If look at it as a way to spend huge piles of money to subsidize a lifestyle it suddenly is less charming

c0nfused commented on Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs phys.org/news/2024-05-tox... · Posted by u/NDAjam

matsemann · a year ago

I just wish the 4 billion we subsidize EVs with every year here in Norway were put to other use instead. Could habe built a new metro line every year for that amount of money. Which would have had a much larger long term effect.

c0nfused · a year ago

That's the dream here in the states too. Our issue is that we have built our cities as enormous suburbs with such a low density that rail/transit isn't viable from a cost/person perspective. We tend to think of public transit a a business rather than as a service and our tax payers don't want to spend billions on not driving especially as our cost per mile is insane[0]. So, for the states EVs are basically the only way for us to ease out of 4000+sqft home on 4 acres and a 40 mile car commute and back into an built environment that does not require a car for all trips

[0] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-26/the-u-s-g...

c0nfused commented on Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs phys.org/news/2024-05-tox... · Posted by u/NDAjam

matsemann · a year ago

Yeah, the big focus on exhausts from cars has hidden lots of other problems they lead to.

EVs don't solve most of these problems. The cars are heavier, hence their tires spread even more micro plastic.

c0nfused · a year ago

While micro plastics are a problem climate change is the train coming down the tracks at civilization as a whole.

I agree the EVs don't fix everything they are in theory buying us time to make the choices that get rid of cars in the long term.

c0nfused commented on Removing Reflections from RAW Photos arxiv.org/abs/2404.14414... · Posted by u/zerojames

cornellwright · a year ago

You can buy [1] polarization cameras, both mono and with a Bayer filter. They're expensive right now, but I agree it would be really cool to see what could be done with a consumer grade version in a smart phone.

[1] https://thinklucid.com/product/phoenix-5-0-mp-polarized-mode... (among many others)

c0nfused · a year ago

What is the advantage here vs a polarization filter and a standard camera?

c0nfused commented on How Hertz’s bet on Teslas went sideways bloomberg.com/news/featur... · Posted by u/helsinkiandrew

WarOnPrivacy · a year ago

> -4 degrees F so we were getting about half the advertised range

Does this mean the electricity you paid for went half as long?

(ev exp is ltd bc my cars are 30y-60y)

c0nfused · a year ago

At cold temps you lose range a few different ways: First heat in an EV isn't free, this is usually where it gets you. People get in go "oh man its cold" and crank up the heat and there goes range. When you see one of the "this person ran out of power waiting in line at the Tesla charger in winter time" pictures this is how they did it.

Second battery efficiency goes down.

Finally, the battery usually is constantly doing the regen breaking thing but in cold weather it doesn't to save pack wear until you get the pack warm again

c0nfused commented on Maersk names first vessel of its large methanol-enabled fleet "Ane Maersk" maersk.com/news/articles/... · Posted by u/doener

kasperni · a year ago

Here are some specs and pictures (The link in the article is wrong)

https://brandcentral.maersk.com/d/AWavsgKLBExv/press-area#/p...

c0nfused · a year ago

I have to say that the "fun facts" included here are actually pretty cool. They are exactly the sort of thing one would want to use to explain the whats and whys of the ship to your kid.

c0nfused commented on Paris cycling numbers double in one year thanks to investment momentummag.com/paris-cyc... · Posted by u/Timothee

ryandrake · a year ago

I don’t get how you can make bicycling your only form of transportation, even if the bike travel infrastructure and parking is adequate. When I bicycle, even for a short amount of time like 15 minutes, I sweat, and end up a stinky wet mess at my destination. Especially in the summer. My shoes and pants get dirty from the road and my hair gets wet and messed up especially if it’s raining. So if I’m going anywhere with even a moderate expectation of personal hygiene, I need to 1. Make sure there is a shower at my destination, 2. Haul a change of clothes with me (necessitating a backpack or bag), 3. Hang on to my dirty sweaty clothes in that bag the whole time. Fine if I’m commuting to work where they have a shower and storage. What about going to a restaurant or business meeting or a museum or an appointment with a professional? I honestly don’t know but there are so many cities where people bike everywhere so there must be a solution.

EDIT: ok, ok, I guess e-bikes it is. Still there are cities like Copenhagen and Amsterdam where everyone bikes everywhere and they don’t all have e-bikes. Do they just bring multiple changes of clothes everywhere?

c0nfused · a year ago

I think the key here is mostly to go slow. Right now,if I'm bike commuting I need to keep up with cars or risk getting rear ended or tailgated or shouted at. Setting things up so you don't have to worry about cars while on your bike means you can bike at a more reasonable speed instead of 25mph.

Think beach cruiser bikes not guys in spandex on race bikes

c0nfused commented on Mass timber is great, but it will not solve the housing shortage construction-physics.com/... · Posted by u/taion

mortify · a year ago

I used to live in a major city in the US. My commute by public transit was 45 minutes and I lived close to a major hub. I now live outside of that city. I can drive into that same job in 60 minutes. Public transit from here is over 2 hours.

Outside of Boston and NYC (well, maybe not NYC right now), I hear of no one happy with public transit in the US. We need to stop pretending that if we just move into cities, the problems will address themselves. Make public transit attractive and more people will want to live there.

c0nfused · a year ago

This is the fundamental problem. One an individual basis moving to a 8k square foot house in the suburbs is the thing to do. For the aggregate this means the mass transit gets worse, the traffic gets worse the emissions get worse, the tax base gets smaller.

The solution is policy. Use public money to make that 2 hour transit shorter and everyone wins, not just those of us with cash