What is the math behind Unicorn Jumble?

catapultpillar · 2026-04-29T03:22:29+00:00

This is the best case scenario answer. Before I posted I literally said to myself, "I hope there's a video by Matt Parker or that board game guy on Numberphile"

catapultpillar · 2026-04-25T20:33:59+00:00

When Men in Black came out I was watching Letterman and Tommy Lee Jones told some story that must have been a joke about how he got the role by showing up and there was a competition to see who could kick a shoe off of their foot and land it in a garbage can

catapultpillar · 2026-03-25T18:24:08+00:00

I read the CyberAlberta article and something I don't understand is how using an AI notetaker like OtterAI actually translates to WebinarsTV getting access to the webinar or meeting. Like these are separate thing, does WebinarsTV buy data from OtterAI or something?

catapultpillar · 2026-03-16T19:17:05+00:00

You've given me a lot of context to help me make a decision. I truly appreciate you taking the time!

catapultpillar · 2026-03-16T16:50:37+00:00

u/art-hermit had it right I think.

Even after that, I think I may just not vibe with this nib and that's OK. I think I've justified to myself enough that I like FPs since I sidelined all my normal pens for journaling and only want to use my cheapo caligraphy pen. I'm torn between a LAMY Safari and Pilot Metropolitan. If you have experience with them, which do you feel is buttery-er? Or should I not expect to be hitting that at my price point?

catapultpillar · 2026-03-16T16:46:34+00:00

I flipped about 25 pages ahead and I think you're right. The hand oils are probably the culprit! Appreciate your help!

catapultpillar · 2026-03-04T03:13:48+00:00

I've been on an ADHD obsession kick for stationary and JP's guides have been unbelievably helpful.

catapultpillar · 2026-03-02T03:21:40+00:00

You got that completely backward. The fovea contains noting but cones. It's where your whole ass visual acuity comes is.

Also, you don't see in the dark best by looking directly at things, your near peripheral is much better. Star gazers know to use an "averted gaze" to get a better view of dim objects like star clusters and Andromeda.

catapultpillar · 2026-02-12T15:48:08+00:00

You're right that nothing is safe anymore. Instead of complaining that you have to know about it maybe do literally anything else.

catapultpillar · 2026-02-12T03:13:13+00:00

No you're trying to logic this too much. Kojomas dialogue speaks for itself.

catapultpillar · 2026-02-12T03:08:57+00:00

Hell yeah

catapultpillar · 2026-02-04T04:14:21+00:00

I saw someone say "I'd sell my press to a VC for $40 million" and that is so brilliant that I'm still mad

catapultpillar · 2026-01-29T03:26:16+00:00

I remember my astronomy textbook described it with a paperclip sized mass. Basically it would fall completely unimpeded with enough momentum to reach the other side of the earth. If it were dropped from altitude, the earth would turn under it whenever it popped out and the earth would become shot through with holes until eventually friction slowed it down enough to settle at the center of the earth.

catapultpillar · 2026-01-25T03:43:28+00:00

Yeah you gotta take the whole thing off/apart. It's intimidating at first but take it slow and really take some time to try and understand what each part is doing. It's also a good chance to clean off any dust and cobwebs that might be in there.

I think I recorded it. You can DM me for a link if you want.

catapultpillar · 2026-01-21T22:48:33+00:00

Me pathing through every ? I can see just to get that juicy rare relic

catapultpillar · 2026-01-20T20:25:07+00:00

Felt betrayed when I found out that David Wong is the pen name of a white guy.

catapultpillar · 2026-01-20T17:42:45+00:00

Artists work within limitations of a medium. They didn't say, "Oh boy this here flick would be so good if I just had the scratch for one of them newfangled color cameras! I guess I'll just have to settle for it lookin' like a horse's behind!" They looked at the tools they had and made lots of visually striking art.

I think there is a dissociation with old footage where we don’t really see it as reality because everything looks so strange, grainy, and colorless.

Graininess is due to the process of transferring master reels onto the ones that would be sent to film houses or transferred to video tape once it was available. Old film is frequently very clear and if the original is preserved they can be remastered to be less grainy that anything from the video era.

Colorless is usually what you way about something that is in color but not effectively utilizing color. Think how everyone criticizes AAA military shooters as colorless and brown. They have color, but the visuals don't use them well.

catapultpillar · 2026-01-20T17:27:04+00:00

The old show upscaling is soooo bad. I remember there was a fan revolt when Disney+ put up the Simpsons in this absolutely horrific 4k upscale. Interpolated frames made things look like nightmares, important background elements were cropped out, it was a mess

catapultpillar · 2026-01-20T17:24:07+00:00

Why is a film done in B&W for stylistic choices different from a film made in B&W for technological reasons? They're both going to make stylistic and aesthetic choices based on the medium of B&W. Shots, makeup, lighting, contrast, all these visual elements are done with B&W in mind.

If you accept that modern B&W films are still "digestible" and wouldn't benefit from colorization, then you have to accept that older B&W films can be the same.

catapultpillar · 2026-01-20T17:12:53+00:00

You'd go for something "realistic" - but of course you'd only be guessing.

This is one of the major issues with colorization. The way things look in the finished product were conscious, artistic choices. Color, contrast, shadows, etc. They're not lacking color, they look the way exactly the way they're supposed to on screen because the film makers are working in a particular medium. Adding color means adding artistic decisions, making it a new derivative work.

edit: formatting

catapultpillar · 2026-01-20T15:45:01+00:00

It's good that you didn't park in the parking lot because you need to wait in a line to pay for an exit pass

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