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  1. Comment on Movie recommendation: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes in ~movies

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    I checked this movie out last week but didn’t mention it until now. My family and I really enjoyed it. I thought it was a good example of how you could make a lower-budget, independent film quite...

    I checked this movie out last week but didn’t mention it until now. My family and I really enjoyed it.

    I thought it was a good example of how you could make a lower-budget, independent film quite impressive in other ways if you know where to put in the effort.

    Thanks for posting it here!

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  2. Comment on Experience with Crystal programming language? in ~comp

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    Thanks for the great answer! This makes me want to give Crystal a try on a future project. In your experience, what kinds of use cases is Crystal best suited to? That is, what kinds of projects...

    Thanks for the great answer! This makes me want to give Crystal a try on a future project. In your experience, what kinds of use cases is Crystal best suited to? That is, what kinds of projects would be best to get acquainted with it? For example, I know Ruby is often used for web programming with Ruby on Rails; is there a similar framework available for Crystal?

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  3. Experience with Crystal programming language?

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    I have heard just a little bit about the language Crystal every so often, probably since it was first mentioned on /r/programming. From what I know, it's Ruby-like syntax but with a static type...

    I have heard just a little bit about the language Crystal every so often, probably since it was first mentioned on /r/programming. From what I know, it's Ruby-like syntax but with a static type system, which seems like a big benefit to me.

    I written just a little bit of Ruby, so the syntax isn't very familiar to me, and I haven't bothered trying Crystal out, but I'm curious to know what kinds of things people do with it.

    So, my questions are: Do you have any experience with Crystal? If so, what have you used it for? Was it a professional or recreational project? How did you like it? What about it stood out to you compared to your experiences with other languages?

    Thanks!

    8 votes

  4. Comment on The giant chainmail box that stops a house dissolving in ~design

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    I love that idea he mentions at the end that you can take a situation that could have potentially removed the house from public awareness and turn it into a unique opportunity to show people the...

    I love that idea he mentions at the end that you can take a situation that could have potentially removed the house from public awareness and turn it into a unique opportunity to show people the house in ways it couldn't have been seen before. A creative solution to a problem can be really transformative.

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  5. Comment on How to organize your research for blog posts: A comprehensive guide in ~creative

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    Yes, I'm a strong supporter of just using what works for you! Obviously, it can be good to experiment from time to time, but there's no need to over-optimize.

    Yes, I'm a strong supporter of just using what works for you! Obviously, it can be good to experiment from time to time, but there's no need to over-optimize.

    2 votes

  6. Comment on How to organize your research for blog posts: A comprehensive guide in ~creative

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    Yeah, your system sounds pretty similar! I'd imagine just having something like that in place probably gives you 90% of the utility without any extra organizational overhead. The one tool I've...

    Yeah, your system sounds pretty similar! I'd imagine just having something like that in place probably gives you 90% of the utility without any extra organizational overhead.

    The one tool I've used for Zettelkasten is Zettlr. I like the interface and workflow for it, but I have had trouble setting it up to get a consistent experience on multiple machines. That might be a "me" problem, though! In any case, I think it's nice enough to be worth giving a try and seeing if it works for you.

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  7. Comment on How to organize your research for blog posts: A comprehensive guide in ~creative

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    Are you familiar with the Zettelkasten method? It's a general note-taking method, but I have heard one of its primary applications is for academic research. The original method involved creating a...

    Are you familiar with the Zettelkasten method? It's a general note-taking method, but I have heard one of its primary applications is for academic research.

    The original method involved creating a whole pile of notecards, each with a unique ID, a single note/idea, and any necessary citations. The useful part is that a notecard can reference any other notecard by ID, which allows you to make an offline version of hypertext.

    In the present day, there are a lot of programs and tools to streamline the process instead of using notecards. I do it occasionally as an alternative method of personal journaling, but I think the method would really shine in an actual research scenario.

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  8. Comment on Making what is said to be one of the worst smelling substances ever invented, US Government Standard Bathroom Malodor in ~science

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    Yeah, if he can manage to make something that's 10/10 by his standards, I'm sure it will be truly horrific!

    Yeah, if he can manage to make something that's 10/10 by his standards, I'm sure it will be truly horrific!

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  9. Comment on Making what is said to be one of the worst smelling substances ever invented, US Government Standard Bathroom Malodor in ~science

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    I wonder if it didn't smell like much to him since he's so used to chemical smells!

    I wonder if it didn't smell like much to him since he's so used to chemical smells!

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  10. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Cocteau Twins I recently started listening to their album Four-Calendar Café, and my favorite tracks from it are Bluebeard and Summerhead. Nick Drake Pink Moon is probably my favorite album from...

    Cocteau Twins

    Nick Drake

    • Pink Moon is probably my favorite album from the 1970s. Every song on it is good, but I'll specifically link Place to Be.

    Snail's House

    • I found this while browsing someone's soundcloud page that I had found on a tilde site. They had shared Cosmic Love, which I thought had a really cool kick drum pattern. I've been listening to a lot of their other tracks since then.
    4 votes