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Comment · 1 year ago
I did an experiment a few weeks back as a bit of a litmus test for a new data format my team and I have been working on. I fed the spec documentation into ChatGPT and asked it to write a file reader for it. It spat out a mostly-correct implementation almost immediately, and with some extra coaxing managed to fix the small bugs in it too.

To be fair, it's a very simple format, but it made me feel good about the quality of the documentation.

Comment · 1 year ago
ALT | Remote (EU) | Full-time | Frontend Software Engineer

We're a small, established company specialising in subsurface instrumentation development, as well as the software needed to handle subsurface data. As of right now, we're working on a product to streamline management, delivery and visualisation of data.

Currently chasing a frontend developer with a flair for UI/UX design, and experience in Vue.js and D3. Must have a strong mathematical background.

Open to employing via company-of-record (such as remote.com), or direct B2B consulting. If you're in Luxembourg, we can employ you directly. Reach out to me at jobs <at> alt.lu.

Comment · 1 year ago
I work in the borehole instrumentation industry, and lots of our customers get hyperspectral data from core. I'm working on a new data delivery and management platform, and I've made sure our data structures can handle hyperspectral images. Multidimensional arrays are front and centre. I too think of spectral images as "cubes".

One thing that stems from this is the question of how you visualise it. False colour mapping?

Comment · 1 year ago
Oof, that's tough. I'm over here on a blue card, and I found that the initial application and dealing with department of immigration was actually really streamlined. Everything is very manual and personal over here, but there are a large number of public servants that are very welcoming and happy to help out.
Comment · 2 years ago
I've noticed the umami flavour that tends to develop when cooking beer for a long time. An Irish stew with Guinness in it, or a gulas using beer as the staple liquid all develop Vegemite like flavours.

I love it, but I think a lot of non-Aussies don't recognise the similarities.

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There are multiple official camping grounds and caravan parks on the route. Unfortunately wild camping isn't allowed anywhere. I know that some people still try it, and probably so long as you're somewhere off trail, camp late and leave early nobody will bother you.
Comment · 3 years ago
Thanks for the recommendation. I used KML files and manually connected them, but a router would've been handy. I'll give it a shot.
Comment · 3 years ago
A few months back I dragged myself away from Tears of the Kingdom and went on a four day hike across the entirety of Luxembourg.

I planned my route using open source GIS tools, and did the cross country walk over a long weekend back in June.

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