Can you recommend some good VNs for a newbie?
Misericorde volumes 1 and 2 on Steam and Itch - both renpy based I believe. Fantastic example of an immersive novel, a murder mystery set in a 14th century abbey.
Readit Newsdataveg commented on The Ren'Py Visual Novel Engine renpy.org/... · Posted by u/Tomte
dataveg commented on Restored 478-key, 31-tone Moog synthesizer from 1968 arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/rbanffy
dataveg commented on Llamafile is the new best way to run a LLM on your own computer simonwillison.net/2023/No... · Posted by u/djha-skin
Anyone know if this (or any LLM) is worth running locally on a Macbook M2 Air?
I'll give it a shot over the weekend but if anyone knows I'm curious!
I have Ollama running llama 7B on an 32GB Mac M1 Pro and its fast enough to be useful.
dataveg commented on Car allergic to vanilla ice cream (2000) cs.cmu.edu/~wkw/humour/ca... · Posted by u/isomorph
dataveg commented on When did Alan Partridge first appear on television? dirtyfeed.org/2023/07/bet... · Posted by u/apophatic
Look Around You [0] is little known even in the UK, but I think a lot of HN readers might love it. It's a surreal but perfectly observed parody of the 80s/90s educational videos we used to watch in school science classes.
[0] Episode 1: Calcium https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBaVwwuErmU
Synthesizer Patel!
Http://www.camasmeditation.com
A blog about Metta (lovingkindness) meditation, pop culture, and the Pali scriptures. I haven’t updated for a few months but I am about to post a new one on the joys of being a householder.
Every post includes a fully guided half-hour meditation.
Not for everyone but some of you may enjoy it.
dataveg commented on The iPad was meant to revolutionize accessibility technologyreview.com/2023... · Posted by u/thm
> What does that mean?
I assume it's a complaint about how iOS devices are computing appliances - they're much less open than the PCs that they've come after.
From my point of view, I'm extremely glad that they're computing appliances and mostly locked down. The younger people here probably have never had the "pleasure" of removing 568 "helpful" toolbars from IE6. For people who just want to use a few applications, a locked down device is simply superior to a more open computer.
Exactly. For the last few years of my Mother’s life she had her iPad with her everywhere. Given her failing eyesight and arthritis it was the only thing she could use and she loved it. She only did Facebook, scrabble and email but that kept her connected. And I was delighted when she ditched the PC so I no longer had to worry about what virus it was going to get next. I agree with others that much more could be done about accessibility, but picking on what for many is the best solution yet is a bit weird. And anyone who has had to be ‘informal IT’ for a non-tech savvy user will know the appeal of an appliance.
dataveg commented on What to do if your house is overflowing with books lithub.com/what-to-do-if-... · Posted by u/PaulHoule
I have yet to visit any house that couldn't have another couple of hundred books squirreled away inside of it with careful planning. I have visited a few friends who created built in book alcoves between the timbers of the house, cutting out a section of dry wall, adding shelves, and framing in the alcove.
When I moved from our 4,000 sqft house to a 2,000 sqft condo we divested ourselves of the 800 linear feet of custom built book shelves. Not a huge amount, by some measurements, but is still "quite a lot of books." Not quite enough to warp L-space, but enough that I swear I could hear the occasional Ook! from what we euphemistically called The Library. We pared down to a much more reasonable 200 linear feet.
I will say that going through those books was an emotional toil for both my wife and I. But after moving six or so times in 20 years for work, it was time.
Nice Monkey.
dataveg commented on Instant Pot and Pyrex Maker Instant Brands Files for Bankruptcy bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/kamaraju
I don’t see how they managed to mess this up. The entire world bought an Instant Pot a few years ago when they were all the rage on Reddit, etc. We bought my brother one for a gift.
That’s part of the problem with durable or semi-durable businesses. You sell a ton - one to everyone- and then you only sell to people coming of age or to those who have failures. If you want to play with the math look up Bass models or diffusion models. Fascinating but quite sobering. Once a market is saturated it’s very hard to grow.