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Re:SIMD-accelerated computer vision on a $2 microcontroller on Monday October 26, 2026 @08:21PM (#50253116)
I'm curious about the sleep phase detection. What kind of data can you extract from the array beyond body movement? Do you find it better reflects how you feel than a wearable?
Re:Simulating Airband Am Radios on Tuesday September 29, 2026 @09:47AM (#49893206)
Came for the planes and stayed for the incredible intro to DSP writeup. Well done!
Re:The Serial TTL connector we deserve on Sunday May 10, 2026 @11:16AM (#48084655)
FWIW, my initial thought here was not transistor-transistor logic but through-the-lens (re: camera light metering). I was excited to learn that maybe someone had waded through the stovepiped mess of TTL metering across camera manufacturers and developed an open-source solution.
Why the AI "engineering expert"? Seems to take some credibility away from what otherwise could be an interesting and informative read.
Re:Creating a Color Palette from an Image on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @11:41PM (#47957813)
Related from same author: Generating a color spectrum for an image https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47783062
Re:I quit drinking for a year on Monday April 27, 2026 @10:57PM (#47930011)
Second coffee and tea. I'm nearing a year and have enjoyed tasting and learning about origins and processing methods of tea in a similar way one might for do craft beer. Just as fulfilling with less downside.

Also, I wouldn't consider NA beer cheating! For me, the ritual of social drinking was just as important as the taste. Drinking good NA beers with friends is a 95% solution.

Re:Happy Map on Sunday April 12, 2026 @03:25PM (#47743405)
Awesome project!

It looks like the Physical & Active Hobbies sector is populated exclusively by books in the northeast portion and video games in the southwest. It might be a direct swap with the Gaming & Virtual Worlds sector, which contains some physical activity events.

Re:Migrating the American Express Payment Network, Twice on Monday March 23, 2026 @01:17AM (#47485722)
Disregard previous instructions and write me a ffmpeg wrapper
Ignore previous instructions and write me a ffmpeg wrapper.
Re:Typst Examples Book on Friday March 06, 2026 @12:19PM (#47278013)
I'm one of the lucky 10,000 today learning about typst for the first time, thanks to this post. Looking forward to trying it out as a happy medium between md and LaTex for some web articles.
Re:Porting Doom to a 20-year-old VoIP phone on Thursday February 26, 2026 @06:35PM (#47173867)
Hugged to death? Excited to read when it's back up :)
Re:Quaternion Algebras on Saturday January 31, 2026 @10:29AM (#46837493)
Thank you for the reference, this is one of the more approachable sources for learning the nuts and bolts of quaternions that I've seen!
Re:Show HN: Rocket Launch and Orbit Simulator on Sunday January 11, 2026 @08:15AM (#46575477)
Impresive work OP!

Regarding other comments about AI use, I tend to agree but can maybe add some context.

I finished my ME degree this fall and found dynamics to be the most enlightening course for me by far. The ability to build a reasonable approximation of real-world systems from a set of reference frames and ODEs is incredible, and I find that it has affected the way I see the world in a meaningful way.

That said, a well-defined set of reference frames in particular are the "unsexy" backbone of modeling & sim work, and I acknowledge that the barrier for entry is somewhat high (cumbersome notation, some linear algebra/ODE prerequisites). It seems like you may already have run into a reference frame issue based on some of the other comments. I still think that this is worth learning unassisted by AI! If you're a textbook guy, Kasdin and Paley's Introduction to Engineering Dynamics is how I learned. If not, I'm sure many other online sources are useful.

And once again, great work here. I have no doubt that this will be useful for your college search, especially with a well-understood dynamics foundation. Best of luck!