I can absolutely make a native version that's considerably less efficient than this one.

And yes, a more efficient browser version is possible (and possibly simpler). People like to fixate on platforms, but it's all about implementation.

This kind of "code study" is underrated. Turns out I was also influenced by studying code by the same author, but on another of his projects: https://github.com/LingDong-/Hermit (video demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPYeTJd8klQ )

The code isn't perfectly organized (eg. the file containing the main loop is literally called "foo.py"), but it was still clear enough to convince me that implementing 2D skeletal animation from scratch was actually a reasonable task for a hobby game, something that I ended up doing myself.

OK, I didn't realize how much detail was put into guns in Ghost in the Shell SAC: http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell_Stand_Alone_Com...

I didn't even feel like it had much of a focus on gun fights, but apparently it's like a detailed firearms museum. They also have airsoft product placements... I'm not that surprised, some people probably bought the featured airsoft guns purely for display.

The "POKER FACE" episode from 2nd GIG is one that focuses quite a bit on guns, though not exclusively.

Masamune Shiro is somewhat of a gun nerd, it turns out.

I'm impressed how much detail they put in the animation and how much work they put into documenting this too.

What was the SAAAIIITTOOOOO HAND OVER THAT WEAPON! ?

Well, that was probably some fantastical hand held railgun.

Interesting, I would have made the opposite assumption ("the satellite is moving so much faster than everything else, we can estimate the interval from the satellite's speed alone). It seems both speeds might have a similar impact, as per sibling comment.

Love my infrared thermometer for steeping tea at exact temperatures. These things are terrible for medical purposes since they only measure surface temperature, but they're perfect for diagnosing industrial machinery and tea. Also more versatile than those expensive programmable tea-brewing contraptions!

I do this but for everything in my kitchen. I bought a very expensive HVAC-grade Fluke IR thermometer which can handle temperature ranges from -40C to 550C.

Being able to instantly & remotely measure the temperature of anything (with reasonable emissivity characteristics) is like a super power. There is nothing in my kitchen or grill area that can exceed the range of the IR sensor on this unit. There are only a few things that have problems with direct sampling. I cook almost exclusively with cast iron, so IR readings are always dead accurate.

The unit runs on a single AA battery, has a backlight, and somehow still hasn't needed a new battery since I bought it 4 years ago (used almost every day).

I had to cook in someone else's kitchen not too long ago, and found myself going insane at not being able to tell exactly how hot the oil was in a pot used for frying.

The problem is the emissivity calibration, as different materials have different IR characteristics. For food, the best by far is the fast contact Thermapen (get the original British version rather than the heavily marked-up US licensee's).

As a bonus, those infrared thermometers often have a little laser pointer built-in, which means it can double as a cat toy.

Laser pointers marketed as cat toys are often tiny little things that require annoying & expensive button-cell batteries.

My infrared thermometer / cat toy has a pistol grip so it's easier to hold, and runs off a 9V battery that lasts much longer.

To extend, I consider buying thermography device like FLIR. There are dedicated device, smartphone camera adapter, and FLIR integrated smartphone.

Nature has numerous review articles every year since 1974 (right on their website): https://www.nature.com/nature/articles?type=review-article&y...

Indeed, I know some hacks were being held back until end-of-life. For example the author of SoundHax (one of the most important tools in 3DS hacking) said he was holding something off: https://twitter.com/nedwilliamson/status/874594459744423936

However this all assumes that updates will stop, and I'm not so sure that Nintendo would even announce such a thing.

It's obviously not supposed to be a disclaimer of any legal value, judging from the sentence immediately after your quote: "I might take down these tracks or add more depending on the number of lawsuits I get slapped with". I don't particularly condone this attitude, but at least it's pretty clear. Either you slap him with a lawsuit/DMCA and the tracks will be removed or you don't and they probably won't.

Hey OP here, the tracks I used are taken from https://www.youtube.com/user/gamingsoundfx which is kinda a royalty-free stock audio library, I realise now that my statement that was funny when I wrote it might come back to haunt me dreams so I am gonna update it, Thanks for letting me know

I wouldn't describe it as 'royalty-free stock audio library'. It's obvious many sounds aren't free to use, be it rips from games or TV shows.

The DMCA process with GitHub and most hosting sites is very straightforward and mostly automatic, I don't see why it would be a problem. With most older works it's nigh impossible to figure out who owns the copyright anyway.

Yes, ever since Windows Vista thumbnails are in a central per-user directory. Old thumbnails are removed automatically. Definitely an improvement over previous behavior, at this point I would say it just needs easier configurability.

I've only smelled animal musk because a roadside salesman handed us a sampling box while we were stuck in traffic above Manali (this was only a few years ago). Quite a nice scent, actually, although I think dilution is key. The fact that it's animal gland makes it a bit disturbing for me, though.

You might have smelled it more often than you know. It's still common as a perfume base note.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Note_(perfumery)#Base_notes