Readit NewsStrange but true: p5 was a major component in the recent popularization of generative art — a branch of computer art that relies on computer generated visuals based on random seeds.
p5 was a core dependency for Art Blocks, a popular Ethereum art platform that gained popularity due to its asset class of entirely generative artworks.
pmohun commented on Ask HN: What is the best effective possesion one can have now? · Posted by u/Venkatesh10
> Even without connections, a former billionare will rise faster and easier than someone used to poverty
That's nonsense.
If a billionaire ended up destitute and anonymous without their connections, living in the street, they'd lack a lot of the knowledge about survival that many poor people have.
The only thing going for them might be if they are manipulative psychopaths and can get other people to do things for them. But I don't don't see how that is any better morally than getting a ”handout”.
Seriously, if you are living on the street with only the clothes on your back, how are you going to "create wealth"?
pmohun commented on A look inside Feynman’s calculus notebook physicstoday.scitation.or... · Posted by u/gmays
Doesn't look too different to a Phyiscs students with an A.
Wonder what converts a good student to a Nobel Prize winner? A key insight.. a flash of brilliance from God.
It was his willingness to spend inordinate amounts of times working out answers to problems himself, instead of trusting the work of others. He explains in his autobiographies that this gave him a “different set of tools” than other people, which allowed him to tackle problems that others couldn’t or wouldn’t because they seemed insignificant.
pmohun commented on Book Review: Unlearn Your Pain (2016) slatestarcodex.com/2016/0... · Posted by u/bfoks
pmohun commented on Tell HN: GitHub Copilot can now block suggestions matching public code · Posted by u/mmastrac
How often are the YC application cycles?
I’m about to leave my job to work on a fashion startup with my husband. There are some technical aspects to the business that I am building into products, but my immediate focus is to get his clothing store online.
I know the product(s) I want to build will be compelling, but my concern is not having enough cash to hire a small team.
At what point is it best to apply? After you have a working application environment? After you have 1-2 people on your team?
It made me think: is there a better way to read the classics?
The result: a iMessage interface that presents The Republic in a fresh way.