@Goutte

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I enjoy maths, juggling, coding, sleeping and thinking, in no particular order.

Expect from me some video game screenshots, some astrophysics, some shaders, some forlorn words, some new ones too, and random curiosities found on the seashore of the internet.

PannounI answer to all the pronouns, just use for me what you feel comfortable with.
DestinationAn hyperruliad, hopefully.

Here's a pretty neat reading for anyone messing around with image processing.

I never did take the time to write about this. Thanks, Pekka Väänänen !

https://30fps.net/pages/255-vs-256-division/

#godot #image

Should you normalize RGB values by 255 or 256?

My next book is *The Reverse Centaur's Guide to Life After AI*, out next month. Pre-order it now, including as a DRM-free audiobook or ebook, at my Kickstarter, and help me continue to prove that DRM-free isn't just the *right* way to reach an audience, it's also the *best* way to reach them:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/doctorow/the-reverse-centaurs-guide-to-life-after-ai

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A customer came in saying "I'm looking for yarn to put together 72 granny squares into a blanket. how many edges would i need to stitch together?" and i'm like do you realize you are a living SAT word problem

Integrity Is Not a Virtue. It's All the Virtues.
"you cannot be “partially” a person of integrity. The person who is scrupulously careful about accuracy in their professional life but cavalier about truth in their social media posts has not achieved fractional integrity—they have revealed that their commitment to truth is a convenience, exercised when it costs nothing and set aside when it does."

#MikeGodwin #ethics #virtue #philosophy

Godwin's Ethic, Part 2: Integrity Is Not a Virtue. It's All the Virtues.

The cataclysmic events of the 20th century have reawakened our need for a "virtue ethics" framework.

Godwin's Ethic

Une amie à moi vient de lancer une campagne pour financer un jeu de société sur la formation des étoiles. Pour l'avoir testé, les mécaniques de jeu sont chouettes, et en plus on apprend des trucs en jouant !

Pour en savoir plus, c'est pas ici : https://www.ulule.com/nebulae-origins-of-stars/

#astronomie #jeuDeSociété #tabletop

NEBULAE : Origins Of Stars 🌌🌟

Un jeu de société de dextérité et stratégie expliquant en partie la formation des étoiles ! 8 ans et +, 2-5 joueur-euses

Ulule
Never let anyone try to talk you out of a quick half hour DIY project. Those three hours will be the best six days of your life.
C'est génial, je ne savais pas qu'un serveur HTTP pouvait détecter l'utilisation de curl|bash et adapter le contenu qu'il sert à ce cas. https://tferdinand.net/pourquoi-curl-bash-est-une-mauvaise-habitude-dangereuse/
Pourquoi `curl | bash` est une mauvaise habitude dangereuse

Dernièrement, je suis retombé sur une vieille mauvaise habitude du monde Linux/DevOps/Cloud : installer un outil avec une commande du type : curl -sSL https://example.com/install.sh | bash Ou pire : curl -sSL https://example.com/install.sh | sudo bash On l’a tous déjà vue. On l’a

TFerdinand.net
I believe it is Sir Terry Pratchett day.
You where all thinking it. And the answer is 'yes!'. Yes you can totally LASER engrave a banana to exfiltrate data from your secured premises. Just out of the machine the text is barely noticable. But the next morning? Clear as day.

Ready to fight against planned obsolescence ? 📱✨ I'm #hiring in the Software Enginering team at Fairphone !
🆕 2 New Openings:
Android Build & Release Engineer: Strenghten our DevOps infra and automate the pipelines that keep our devices running smoothly. 🔗 Apply here:
https://fairphone.jobs.personio.com/job/2470630?display=en

Android Telephony & Qualcomm Modem Engineer: A deep-tech role focused on maintaining connectivity and security for up to 8 years of device life. 🔗 Apply here:
https://fairphone.jobs.personio.com/job/2470595?display=en

Android Build & Release Engineer | Jobs at Fairphone

DEI @Fairphone At Fairphone, we care about people, planet and you. It’s natural that we see diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) as an essential part of how we work together and do business.We support and further strengthen our inclusive work environment and culture by more formally implementing various DEI efforts to ensure all Fairphoners feel included, respected, and supported.