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blinry, 4 months ago to random

Learn how QR codes work, and how to read them without a computer!

@piko and I just released the interactive explainer that we used in our workshop at #37c3!

✨ https://qr.blinry.org ✨

blinry, 1 year ago to random

Finally, a solution to the unfairness of authorship ordering in scientific papers! 😂

"Every Author as First Author"

https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.01393

Abstract We propose a new standard for writing author names on papers and in bibliographies, which places every author as a first author — superimposed. This approach enables authors to write papers as true equals, without any advantage given to whoever’s name happens to come first alphabetically (for example). We develop the technology for implementing this standard in LATEX, BIBTEX, and HTML; show several examples; and discuss further advantages.
Bias. A fundamental limitation to any approach that lists the authors in a fixed order arises when citing papers with several authors. In the body of a paper (as opposed to the bibliography), it is most common to write “X et al. [#]” when referring to a paper [#] whose first author’s surname is X. In author—year styles such as APA, this is even built into the citation itself, e.g., (X et al., 2023). As a result, author X gets their name effectively promoted with every citation, which is inconsistent with multiple or all authors being equal. In our own writing, we try to avoid this practice, and instead write all authors’ surnames whenever citing a paper, e.g., “X, Y, and Z [#]”. But this workaround becomes impractical for refer- ences with over a dozen authors, such as some of our papers (four examples with a lot of author names overlaid on top of each other, with publication years.)
Figure 3. Circular arrangements of the authors of Fisimindon (2020). Drawn in Inkscape using Circular Align and Distribute, onto a circle of radius 50 (left) or 200 (right); followed by 90° rotation (left); and rotating 180° to make names upright (bottom). 4. Future Work A final issue is that overlapping name stacks are not easy to read. It may be possible to write names in a way that has no first name but still makes all names clearly readable. For example, a circle has no beginning or end, so arranging the names in a circular pattern avoids arranging any author “first”. Figure 3 shows some initial experiments in this direction. Related, traditional round- robin documents (Wikipedia 2022) are signed by authors in a circle to prevent identification of a ringleader (such as mutineer sailors). It remains unsolved how to fit such circular arrangements in with the rest of a text document, which feels inherently sequential. Circular arrangements also seem difficult to apply to small numbers of authors such as 2.

blinry, 3 months ago to random

The Chaos Computer Club is giving out art grants!

If you're an artist/writer/creator of whatever type, you can apply for 420–4200 EUR, to work on your visions and utopias for the Chaos Community! ✨

See https://42.ccc.de for details. Application deadline is already the 2024-02-29! ⏰

If you have more questions, join the @callforstories "office hours" next Thursday!

blinry, 8 months ago to random

Exciting announcement: @bleeptrack and I will create a 2.0 version of our open-source Git learning game https://ohmygit.org! 🎉

For the first time, you'll be able to play the game directly in your browser, using a real Git in a tiny Linux VM!

And for people whose first language isn't English, the game will come with other language versions!

Thanks to the @PrototypeFund for funding these often-requested features!

blinry, 2 months ago to random

I want to try the "make 50 of something" technique again!

So this week, I'll try to find 50 things to do with a Software Defined Radio! 📻

I'll use this simple USB dongle, which you can get for around $30.

blinry, 1 year ago to random

I made a pop-up card that spins as you open it!

It uses a geometric mechanism invented by an unknown student at Musashino Art University in 1988! Instructions here: http://www1.ttcn.ne.jp/a-nishi/popup_spinner/z_popup_spinner.html

I open a pop-up card and interlinked diamond-shaped pieces rotate along the left-right axis.

blinry, 7 months ago to random

Germany currently has a ticket that allows you to use all regional trains in the whole country!

Today, I wanna play a game of random travel with it!

And I need your help: During my trip, I'll post a couple of short-running polls, and you can vote for which train I should take, or where to get off. 😆

My hope is to see new places and get lost! I'll make up the rules as I go.

I will start at Hamburg Central Station. First poll soon! #randomtrip

blinry, 6 months ago to random German

I thought I could control the power of the yeast. I was wrong.

blinry, 8 months ago to random

You've been warned! #HOA23

blinry, 3 months ago to random

Hey :) @bleeptrack and I are building a #Git learning game for the browser, and we could use your help!

We built three prototypes, and are not sure which one is best. Today, you can try all of them! There will be a poll at the end of this thread.

Note that these prototypes are still incomplete and a bit rough. But we think you'll figure it out!

All three let you use a real Git, which we run in a Linux VM in your browser! 🤯

blinry, 7 days ago to random

Presenting: Regexle, a wordle-like game for nerds 🤓

Guess the secret regular expression by testing strings against it!

@piko and I might be two years late with this project, but here we go!

:yayblob: https://regexle.ithea.de :yayblob:

blinry, 3 months ago to random

My Framework laptop is here! ✨ It's a modular, repairable laptop that I've been hearing really good things about!

This is the "DIY edition", so let's assemble all the pieces together!

blinry, 2 months ago to random

Last week, I tried to find 50 things to do with a Software Defined Radio! 📻

It was quite an adventure! Here's a blog post about what I found, and how you can follow along:

https://blinry.org/50-things-with-sdr/

blinry, 1 month ago to random

Proud to present my entry for the "wild" compo at #revision2024:

"scrolll" – a demo for 32 HTML scrollbars! With music from @winniehell.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-aqB9Ii38Y

blinry, 14 days ago to random

You might've heard this concern about veganism: "I couldn't live without cheese!" 🧀

And indeed, the vegan cheese that's available in supermarkets is often… not great so far.

So I wanted to show you how to make a simple, quick & cheap cheese from cashews! It's tangy, savory, and has lots of protein!

blinry, 4 months ago to random

"Can I have cookies?"

"No, we have cookies at home."

Cookies at home:

blinry, 5 months ago to random

Lead me on an adventure today! #randomtrip

Over the course of the day, I'll post short-running polls, and your votes decide which trains I take.

I'm doing this using Germany's "49 Euro ticket", which is valid for all regional trains in the country.

First poll in ~15 minutes!

blinry, 2 months ago to random

Is there a name for this type of diagram that helps you pick the best subway car, depending on where you want to get off?

And have you ever seen some outside of Tokyo?

Because I want more of those, and I'm thinking about whether it's possible go generate them from existing data… OSM might help, but the staircases might often be missing, I guess?

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blinry, 9 months ago to random

Found two fun interactive things to get better intuitions for electronics work!

The first one is Paul Falstad's Circuit Simulator, which simulates many electrical components in Javascript! https://www.falstad.com/circuit/circuitjs.html

Here's how a flyback diode swallows current from a winding-down motor:

A circuit simulation: When the power supply for motor is turned off, the kickback current flows through a diode put parallel to the motor.

blinry, 4 months ago to random

Infection prevention tip: Bring a box and take your food outside! 😋 #37c3

blinry, 8 months ago to random

Do I know people from #Darmstadt who could host @piko and me for #mrmcd23 (September 1-3)? A sleeping couch or a guest mattress would be ideal!

blinry, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

I went to the library today – and, well, I simply had to get this book!

This is the utopia I'm here for!

("Hypersonic trains – requirements for a European network at 7200 km/h".)

blinry, 4 months ago to hamburg German

Schilderfabrik! Wir machen mehr, als wir brauchen, zum Weiterverteilen an Leute ohne Schild :) #hamburg #hamburgstehtauf