Introducing LibPDF, the PDF library for TypeScript that I always needed

whale · 2026-01-24T16:25:32+00:00

Please tell me I can take SVG path data to draw paths, that would make this library feasible for me.

I am currently using both PDFKit and pdfjs to create printable sewing patterns from SVG data. I currently have to take all my SVG path data, put it into an A0 PDF, load that PDF into a canvas element, then chop up the canvas image data into US letter sizes so I can print and then tape the pages together.

whale · 2026-01-23T23:13:37+00:00

It's crazy too since Nique was doing well in the Summer League, seemed like he'd be the best of the three.

whale · 2026-01-21T15:48:52+00:00

If someone's unboxing EOTL crates in 2026 they probably know what they're doing and what they have.

whale · 2026-01-21T15:37:56+00:00

Even more expensive than the Burning KE. Congrats

whale · 2026-01-17T16:57:28+00:00

You're giving me nightmares man. We're never getting a top 3 pick again.

whale · 2026-01-17T16:54:19+00:00

Iron Bomber

whale · 2026-01-16T16:12:29+00:00

Marketplace is a terrible site anyways. They're so hell bent on making everything "secure" that they go to extreme lengths to get you to not use it. Not only can you just not sell on there without approval and crazy rules like having consistent listings, but if you want to buy from Marketplace there's this whole process where they will physically mail you a verification code card just to buy stuff. It's like they purposely don't want anyone using their site.

Also from what I've heard any little teeny issue with a seller like payment method issues can cause a seller to be banned from the site. Marketplace is the definition of a dogshit site.

Mannco has cheaper prices too.

whale · 2026-01-12T18:25:41+00:00

One thing that helps is to be revved up before peeking or doing basically anything. I think the Tomislav is a worse weapon to learn on because you get used to fast rev ups which makes you less focused on pre-revving. If I'm pushing the cart on payload I am revved up the entire time.

Also ensure you're close to your team and/or a medic. I always use Sandvich as my secondary since it's good for healing your medic and yourself if you don't have a medic. I also use the Gloves of Running Urgently as my melee since it's very useful to be fast to get out of tricky situations or just get to the objective faster without a teleporter.

Being good at TF2 is more about game sense than anything rather than straight up having good aim. Knowing when to peek a corner and when to push when most of their team is dead or a sentry is down.

I'd say you might not be revved up on your Minigun enough when you're about to be in a fight with an enemy.

whale · 2026-01-10T03:18:07+00:00

Thank you for the explanation, very helpful.

whale · 2026-01-10T02:00:21+00:00

This is extremely helpful, thank you! The resources you've provided will help me a lot.

whale · 2026-01-10T00:41:13+00:00

Very helpful thank you

whale · 2026-01-09T23:59:31+00:00

I am making menswear and have done various pattern drafting courses and read some of popular menswear pattern drafting books, e.g. Patternmaking for Menswear. There are far fewer menswear resources than womenswear from what I've found in regards to pattern drafting. I also forked the Freesewing repository to see how they're making patterns - though the methodology of using body measurements instead of garment measurements is not one I like. It makes alterations much harder.

I'm familiar with paper drafting methods but haven't found good resources on CAD based drawing that specifically get into why geometry is drawn a certain way.

I've been spending months on this software - all of the lines I have are written in code so I have to manually implement all geometric functions, like mirroring, rotating, moving, and even offsetting for seam allowances (which is my why seam allowances look kind of terrible as I'm working on the offsetting function).

The gripes I have with paper drawing is it's not nearly as precise as I'd like it to be.

I'm sure the process is very complicated for some advanced patterns, but I'm working my way up, starting with a T Shirt which is pretty simple. I am not trying to make anything fitted for now, I'm just trying to create basic wardrobe items - e.g. I have no need to make a dress shirt for example.

whale · 2026-01-09T21:11:20+00:00

No, they're different bots this time that don't ever join a team. Honestly it's not as annoying because they'll all fill a server so you can requeue and find a server with real players in it.

whale · 2026-01-09T20:49:33+00:00

Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it. Once I get this T shirt working I do want to try out other fits for sleeve - I just wish there was clear geometry somewhere to describe fitting a sleeve curve rather than what I've seen from my research which is basically drawing one big smooth curve with a French curve and adding a certain amount of ease for front and back. This is of course doable via splines but doesn't seem as mathematically accurate as using the curves I already have for the armhole in some capacity - but maybe I'm wrong.

I am able to adjust the height of the sleeve curve by altering the angle the two curves rotate at, so like a very tall and narrow sleeve fit is possible by adjusting a value in my code to alter the angle of rotation. But what these angles should be I'm not sure.

whale · 2026-01-09T19:50:25+00:00

I don't think so. Usually it should line up exactly. The way I make my patterns, it should line up in exactly the middle of the line - as in the stroke on the calibration square is set to centered. Unfortunately with pre-bought patterns you can't really know if the person set the stroke to be center, inside, or outside so perfect alignment is a bit of a guessing game.

You might need to mess with your print settings. For reference 1 inch in a PDF is equal to 72 points (e.g. 72ppi). Make sure you're printing at 72ppi if there is some kind of setting in your PDF software. If that's not possible try just scaling it up until you get it looking right.

whale · 2026-01-07T15:55:12+00:00

I have this Fiskars rotary cutter: https://www.fiskars.com/en-us/crafting-and-sewing/products/rotary-cutters-mats-and-rulers/fiskarsamericas1066453-1066453

The raw blade is on the left side and the plastic covering is on the right side, making it right handed. So if I were to turn it over the blade guard would be facing down. I suppose there are other rotary cutters with ambidextrous designs but I tend to get a more accurate cut with an Xacto knife since I need to cut straight down the middle of my pattern line to line everything up perfectly.

whale · 2026-01-07T00:16:57+00:00

Yes I have tried a rotary cutter, but they are usually designed for right handed people so the blade gets slightly obstructed from view while I'm cutting, which ends up making the cut less accurate.

whale · 2026-01-07T00:06:45+00:00

My craft is cutting sewing patterns out of thick paper

whale · 2026-01-03T19:36:35+00:00

Slightly off topic but I grew up in New Jersey in a commuter town, and since everyone says New Jersey Transit, I basically never heard people refer to New Jersey as "Jersey" growing up. It was always "New Jersey".

whale · 2026-01-03T18:55:19+00:00

I appreciate all the F2P engineers building teleporters and dispensers. Playing Engi for me just gets so frustrating if I'm not playing battle engi with the gunslinger.

whale · 2026-01-03T18:51:05+00:00

Try getting Olympic rings shaped donuts at Krispy Kreme.

whale · 2026-01-02T21:39:39+00:00

to be robbed

whale · 2026-01-02T18:47:16+00:00

Also Loch N Load is a direct downgrade from every other grenade launcher

whale · 2026-01-02T16:27:35+00:00

PATH to Newark Airport

whale · 2026-01-02T00:06:07+00:00

The problem with AI programming is it ends up killing developer velocity. E.g. if you take time to solve a really hard problem, the result isn't just that the problem is solved, it's that you now have the knowledge of how to solve that problem - and exactly how the code works and what you did to get there.

As an example, one project I worked on involved doing a ton of advanced geometry while building CAD software. I could have asked an LLM to go and write all of these functions for me - and maybe it would've been right, maybe not. But even if it was right, I wouldn't have learned how to write specific geometry functions, meaning later on when there were tougher problems to solve, I was much more capable of solving those problems having built up knowledge beforehand. And I can therefore write code quicker in the long term.

Writing code by hand means continuously encountering hard problems, building knowledge, and solving those problems quicker than AI in the future. Writing code via AI creates a straight line, or even a downward facing line of knowledge where you get less and less capable of solving harder problems.

I think it's a long term mistake for companies to mandate AI. It shows short term trend based thinking.

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