1. fracus 1 day ago parent

   Learning about the Fourier Transform in my Signals and Systems class was mind opening. The idea you can represent any cycling function with sinusoidal functions would not only never occur to me but I would have said it wasn't possible.
2. fracus Dec 27, 2025 parent

   I really like this. Something like this should already exist, stock.
3. fracus Dec 8, 2025 parent

   This quote in a comment after the article from a pseudo stake holder or relevant consultant was disturbing..

   > I believe it is unfair to benefit - especially financially - from a community effort, then turn your back on said community. It is your right, you are correct in saying so, but it is also a bridge that you are burning and you must be aware of that.

   Correct is correct. It isn't their fault the rules didn't explicitly state rights in perpetuity. Retaliation based on vibe logic is not only childish but also in this case, illegal.

   This person suggested the request for prize money returned and and awards rescinded. And from the tone and logic, no doubt they are doing more behind the scenes.

4. fracus Nov 30, 2025 parent

   I've been a Linux user without Windows for longer than I can remember. My biggest worry is Linux dominates the market because a FOSS OS can't dominate the market. A capitalist market won't allow it. Of course though, if say Ubuntu was heavily monetized in some way, then it simply becomes the new Windows and the FOSS community will simply present an alternative. I'm sorry you had to go on this circular journey with me.
5. fracus Nov 22, 2025 parent

   I think it is just a matter of perspective. You can both be right. I don't think there is an objective answer to this question.
6. fracus Nov 17, 2025 parent

   > 10% of raccoons that expose people or pets have rabies

   I don't understand the language of this quote. What does it mean for an animal to expose people?

7. fracus Nov 12, 2025 parent

   I've been using Linux instead of Windows for over a decade now. If Linux exploded in popularity I would be afraid enshitification and monetization would kick in super quickly. FOSS can't dominate the market. The market won't allow it. They will find a way to exploit it. This is just a fear based on generalizations. Perhaps it is misguided.
8. fracus Nov 7, 2025 parent

   Didn't the gaming community essentially kill Star Wars Battlefront 2 for EA because of the microtransaction PR fumble?
9. fracus Nov 7, 2025 parent

   I think the offline gameplay of GTA is becoming dated. Playing GTAV just felt like cut scene, then chores, cut scene, then chores, rinse, repeat. To be fair, I don't understand the purpose of GTA online but it was wildly popular.
10. fracus Nov 4, 2025 parent

    I don't think it is a coincidence the religiously organized lean right.
11. fracus Oct 31, 2025 parent

    Of course they can. A bank would have no problems giving out loans given the pay is coming eventually.
12. fracus Oct 19, 2025 parent

    Isn't the speed of descent of objects falling out of orbit so great they usually burn up before hitting the ground, and wouldn't that speed cause them to easily penetrate into the interior of the plane?
13. fracus Oct 17, 2025 parent

    woosh. That has to be an AI bot.
14. fracus Oct 17, 2025 parent

    This reminds me of the Mitch Hedberg joke..

    "I bought a donut and they gave me a receipt for the donut; I don't need a receipt for the doughnut. I'll just give you the money, and you give me the doughnut, end of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I just can't imagine a scenario where I would have to prove that I bought a doughnut."

15. fracus Oct 7, 2025 parent

    This will be a live event. The stakes are high so I expect it to do well. I also expect he already knows he can do it easily as he will just be repeating the same section over and over for most of it.
16. fracus Oct 3, 2025 parent

    I spent a good couple of months learning Blender enough to make a 3D model of a real Zamboni of all things for no real practical reason. That was a couple of years ago and I've forgotten everything and I'm pissed about it. I wish I kept at it.
17. fracus Sep 10, 2025 parent

    History is not going to be kind to all these grifters.
18. fracus Sep 8, 2025 parent

    I never insinuated SO wasn't dying before LLMs. I'm telling you that is irrelevant to its ultimate death. LLMs killed SO. Not your graph.
19. fracus Sep 8, 2025 parent

    SO falling before AI doesn't preclude AI killing SO. You aren't listening to anything I've been saying. Your graph is meaningless. If it wasn't for AI, SO would still be used. It isn't more complicated than that.
20. fracus Sep 8, 2025 parent

    Stack Overflow is dead because of AI. Devs can get quicker answers with less hassle with AI. Without AI there is no other option for amateur devs to get answers, so Stack Overflow would otherwise still be used. This isn't difficult logic.
21. fracus Sep 8, 2025 parent

    I think Stack Overflow went dead because of AI specifically. The issues you mention just made that transition easier for people. Before AI, people had no choice but to suffer the toxic mods at Stack Overflow.

    Reddit isn't comparable, as AI has not replaced human opinion.

22. fracus Sep 5, 2025 parent

    Learning about the FT in engineering and how it can represent pretty much any repeating signal was mind blowing. It was the culmination of so much learning in mathematics that brought me to that wow moment.
23. fracus Sep 2, 2025 parent

    It seems to me some of the problems they relate would be applicable to any application with possible life and death consequences.
24. fracus Aug 28, 2025 parent

    It isn't always pragmatic to account for the 5% of people who misinterpret what is being said or who aren't able to contextualize because they are stupid. We've all misinterpreted obvious things before. It isn't that big of a deal.
25. fracus Aug 28, 2025 parent

    "I" think was obvious
26. fracus Aug 26, 2025 parent

    From what I've read, if you are blind from birth, but visual signals were suddenly restored, your brain wouldn't know how to process them. Blind from birth = blind forever. I'm not certain though.
27. fracus Aug 26, 2025 parent

    I think it was obvious they meant the condition of blindness cant't be worse.
28. fracus Aug 25, 2025 parent

    Having gone through electrical engineering, I always felt that Big O notation was never properly explained unless I happened to miss every time it was introduced. It always felt like it was just hand waived as something we should already know. I'm curious what level of math or computer science is usually responsible for introducing it.
29. fracus Aug 25, 2025 parent

    This reminds me of the joke..

    "What do you call alternative medicine that works? .. Medicine.

30. fracus Aug 23, 2025 parent

    400km in 9 months seems pretty quick for a lobster as they mention they don't typically travel in straight lines. I wonder if they are helped by any currents at the bottom of the sea.

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