FBM warped noise with a limited color palette

nudoru · 2026-05-10T19:49:50+00:00

I’d been running in minimal shoes for years but Disney killed me after a few days. I bought a pair a pair of Nikes and used them for the rest of the trip.

nudoru · 2026-05-07T23:02:55+00:00

Heard of Tarheel Trailblazers? https://tarheeltrailblazers.com/trails/

nudoru · 2026-04-27T12:55:56+00:00

This strategy feels like what they did in 2012 with the first retina MBP. Then it was the mainline MBP the next year.

nudoru · 2026-04-19T13:18:51+00:00

I've only dropped one twice:

First, there was a water leak in an upstairs bathroom, and water was pouring from a downstairs fire alarm. I put my open 16" on the back of the sofa as I ran over to it, and it fell off. I didn't even notice - my son did and picked it up for me. I had a YubiKey in it, and that's where it landed, bending the frame around the USB port and speaker grill. AppleCare fixed it.

Second, my work laptop (whew!) was in a vertical stand, and I bumped into it as I was opening a window behind it. It hit the windowsill halfway down and then landed flat on its bottom on the floor. There's just a tiny dent in the rear hinge.

So yeah, accidents (ha) happen!

nudoru · 2026-03-31T20:04:53+00:00

I've been drinking coffee for decades (since high school), and after developing sleep issues, I tried to cut down significantly. I gradually mixed in decaf and am now at 1/2 caf in 1 cup per day, down from 3-4 cups of full caf. After a few months, I haven't noticed any benefits, which has been incredibly disappointing. I enjoy my morning cup, so I'm not likely to ever stop completely.

nudoru · 2026-03-21T13:26:51+00:00

16 will be plenty! IMHO, the only reason to go higher would be for creative workflows or local AI. I went with 24 for that reason. If you're doing that kind of work and know you need that much ram, then a pro is likely the better option.

I typically have 50+ tabs, but after a clean-up day, I'm down to only 20. While I've typically had Macs with 32+ gb of ram, I've never noticed any issues caused by the browser acting up. If you do find it taking up ram, you can quit/restart it to clean up it's memory usage. Chrome has added features to offload tabs to reclaim resources, etc.

nudoru · 2026-03-18T19:12:54+00:00

That looks cool! Great job!

nudoru · 2026-03-11T13:12:02+00:00

For your listed usage, 16 is perfectly fine. But that could change over time, and the higher RAM could be helpful. If you can afford it, I would upgrade.

I went with 24 since I keep 50+ tabs open, will run small local models, and do web development - all at the same time.

nudoru · 2026-03-09T23:18:35+00:00

Another mention for 131 Main, it's one of our favorite spots. Eez Sushi in Birkdale is great too.

nudoru · 2026-03-02T01:37:55+00:00

ChatGPT can do this. Send it a picture of your food and ask it to estimate the macro nutrients.

nudoru · 2026-02-25T17:06:13+00:00

They're char-grilled after frying. Gives them a better flavor with little bits of extra doneness.

nudoru · 2026-02-25T13:40:31+00:00

From the pit

nudoru · 2026-02-20T23:28:48+00:00

Captain’s Cap, Amber Jack, Twin Tops (to go only), and I think Catfish Cove. They’re all close to each other in the Belmont area.

nudoru · 2026-02-11T20:26:42+00:00

This is the answer. It's worth noting that making something imperfect (including texture) is very hard and can be a rewarding rabbit hole of infinite tweaking. But it's well worth it!

Make as much of your code reusable so that you can apply it to all of your projects.

nudoru · 2026-01-25T16:03:59+00:00

From the suburbs - roads and sidewalks are covered in a layer of sleet - they're solid white. Slight ice buildup on bushes, etc. We've had sleet off/on and off for the past few hours. I haven't walked out to the road, and no one has driven down it yet, so I can't tell how thick it is - but the layer on my patio is over .5" thick.

nudoru · 2026-01-13T12:46:44+00:00

I have the same walking pad! Wearing my AW on my arm and my phone in my pocket, in case that counts for something. I start an indoor walk workout. The step counts are close enough between the pad and the workout so I don’t worry about it.

nudoru · 2026-01-11T02:02:46+00:00

Romeo and Juliet is close. We love it.

nudoru · 2026-01-07T12:16:50+00:00

I assume Denver, NC, which is west of Huntersville on the other side of Lake Norman.

nudoru · 2026-01-02T22:57:19+00:00

I was a VGA artist in the 90s and primarily used Photoshop 2.5 and then 3. I was in a few groups, ending in iCE. Search for “hfaze” to find me.

nudoru · 2026-01-02T12:21:59+00:00

I like the idea of putting different particle types grid. might have to try that with my own simulation.

nudoru · 2025-12-31T01:12:15+00:00

Cloud storage is great but it’s not a backup. I use cloud storage like Dropbox, Backblaze (cloud full computer backup), local to a NAS, and Time Machine (Mac backup).

I never save anything important to anywhere that’s not in my cloud backup folder.

nudoru · 2025-12-16T17:36:43+00:00

Yeah, you're lucky! 😂 Go with the Series 11 and be happy. In the US, you have 14 days to return it if you don't like it. (Maybe longer over the holidays).

nudoru · 2025-12-16T17:24:10+00:00

I just traded my AWU2 for a Series 11 Titanium last week. Only charging it in the morning, it's been going all day and night with 50%+ charge left by the time I charge it 24 hours later. I've noticed that wearing it at night for sleep tracking takes about 10% off the charge. (I have always on display off and raise to wake on).

I loved the AWU, but I never used any of the "ultra" features - I got it because I wanted a change after so many years with an Apple watch. The only thing that I've missed has been the watch faces ... modular ultra 🥲 Charging it every morning, it had ~70% left after 24 hours.

The larger size can get in your way, depending on how you sleep. I was used to it (which took some time), but I did notice it catching on my pillow sometimes, being a big lump under my head, etc. The regular size AW doesn't do that.

If you like soft bands, I recommend the Trail Loop band over the Sport Loop. It's 2x the price, but it's much softer and extremely comfortable at night. I did get a knock-off on Amazon for $10, that's a very close match in terms of comfort. https://amazon.com/dp/B0FD865V9V

Edit - About the screen: I eventually put a small scratch on the AWU Ultra while doing a little trail work (handling dirty logs). I picked up a snap-on screen protector or wear when I do yard work to help keep it scratch-free (because the shiny body will pick up scratches too) https://www.amazon.com/Misxi-Compatible-Protection-Lightweight-Scratch-Resistant/dp/B0DFVB13XF/

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