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mdonahoe commented on Writing my own text editor, and daily-driving it   blog.jsbarretto.com/post/... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti
mdonahoe · 3 days ago
I had fun re-implementing antirez's "kilo" editor

https://github.com/antirez/kilo

There's a nice tutorial for it

https://viewsourcecode.org/snaptoken/kilo/

Great way to learn more about terminal modes and write some raw C

mdonahoe commented on The Xylophone Maze: Screen-free coding for children   20y.hu/~slink/journal/xyl... · Posted by u/b6dybuyv
throwaway89201 · 2 years ago
The first (Flash) version is playable here: https://dagobah.net/flash/light-bot.swf

It has a pretty steep learning curve if you're not experienced with building a program step-by-step from another perspective and you're only able to run it. The mobile version is a lot more gentle and has more content, but I think less challenging and less fun.

mdonahoe · 2 years ago
Yeah she and I prefer the flash version too.

The music is great, and sitting together at a computer is a better collaborating experience than the mobile app.

Unless you're on a roadtrip.

mdonahoe commented on The Xylophone Maze: Screen-free coding for children   20y.hu/~slink/journal/xyl... · Posted by u/b6dybuyv
mdonahoe · 2 years ago
My daughter and I play "dadbot" where I'm the robot and she has to give me clear instructions on what I should do. It started after I showed her https://lightbot.com/ but we like the "screen-free" nature of dadbot better.

Eventually she jumps on my back and the game doesn't last much longer because dadbot gets tired.

mdonahoe commented on Think Python, 3rd Edition   allendowney.github.io/Thi... · Posted by u/beefman
hilux · 2 years ago
My friend's son (college senior) might go to Olin, which I recommended - and I learned about it only due to Think Python.
mdonahoe · 2 years ago
I went to Olin and took a class from Allen Downey. Highly recommended
mdonahoe commented on Ask HN: What are some excellent blogs, news boards, YouTube channels to follow?    · Posted by u/daynum
spartanatreyu · 2 years ago
I was a fan of Lex, until he decided to advocate for Joe Rogan, both for his disinformation and for essentially being an infohazard during and post-pandemic.
mdonahoe · 2 years ago
I think LexClips are a little better because they tend to have less Lex and more guest than the full interview.

But I’d prefer if he was edited out completely.

Errol Morris had some pretty good interview documentaries where almost all interviewer questions are edited out. It’s a great format.

mdonahoe commented on A reality bending mistake in Apple's computational photography   appleinsider.com/articles... · Posted by u/indrora
khazhoux · 2 years ago
I’m gonna call bullshit here. The difference in arm pose couldn’t be covered in any reasonable burst period.
mdonahoe · 2 years ago
Do you work at Apple?
mdonahoe commented on Visual Anagrams: Generating optical illusions with diffusion models   dangeng.github.io/visual_... · Posted by u/beefman
mdonahoe · 2 years ago
The man/woman color inversion one was the most impressive to me. On the rotations, I can rotate in my mind and see the other view… but I find it very hard to color invert mentally
mdonahoe commented on Emmet Shear on Nazis   old.reddit.com/r/singular... · Posted by u/behnamoh
mdonahoe · 2 years ago
I guess with Nazis, there is a chance that a revolt eventually happens and ends their reign. It’s less clear how humans come back from being paperclipped, so maybe that’s his rationale. But it’s a foolish question because of the antisemitism that looms in any discussion of nazis.

I prefer this variant of the question:

Would you rather all of humanity suffer in eternal Hell, or cease to exist?

That’s a pretty clear one for me.

mdonahoe commented on Man arrested after confusing Portuguese words for 'pomegranate' and 'grenade'   telegraph.co.uk/world-new... · Posted by u/perihelions
mdonahoe · 2 years ago
I’ll take an Irish Car Bomb please.

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