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Comment · 4 months ago
I’m just being jealous, but isn’t absolute pitch relative to the current tuning standard? What happens with orchestras tuned at 442 Hz? Reading comments from people with absolute pitch, it can be more an annoyance than a blessing.
Comment · 6 months ago
I like to flirt with new fonts every now and then but for me all roads lead to Monaco.
Comment · 8 months ago
Why do you consider Postgres + PostGIS out of fashion? What are people using for spatial data these days?
Comment · 10 months ago
I don’t have a formula, but in Italy for example it would be 24% of their profit.
Comment · 1 year ago
I hear you, I can write BASIC in any language.
Comment · 1 year ago
Not that I was expecting a global dataset, but title should be “USA Fall Foliage Map 2025“.
Comment · 1 year ago
To me it just looks like a world map rotated by 180 degrees. Not strange or disorienting.
Comment · 1 year ago
And progressive lenses. There’s still a long way to go.
Comment · 1 year ago
Incidentally, it’s also a demonstration that you shouldn’t use high contrast in typography. When you start the test you can clearly see the lines of text retained on your retina.
Comment · 1 year ago
I don’t understand why you need the animation. If you point at the green background after staring the red one for a while, you can see a whole circle of the saturated color.
Comment · 1 year ago
Some people are so dumb they don't know how dumb they are. Thank you for making me realize I'm one of those.
Comment · 1 year ago
I had the same interpretation and in fact there's some truth in it. I recently did procreate and realized how primitive AI is compared to human beings and how long it might take for it to catch up.
Comment · 1 year ago
> Glad to see Echarts getting the recognition it deserves.

Why is it so rarely mentioned in chart libraries comparisons? Its not even listed on the Wikipedia page for JavaScript chart libraries. I discovered it by chance through Apache Superset.

Comment · 1 year ago
What I find infuriating is to see colors stripped from children’s toys and clothes, especially by Northern Europe brands. Those dull beige taupe tones might attract parents but I’m sure that they bring little joy and stimulation to children.

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