Simulating worlds on the GPU
This post delves into the implementation of my procedural earth simulation, written entirely in GLSL fragment shaders. It simulates the complete history of an earth-like planet in a few minutes, with the simulation updating at 60 frames per second. Read more
The journey to controlling external monitors on M1 Macs
One lazy evening in November 2020, I watched how Tim Cook announced a fanless MacBook Air with a CPU faster than the latest 16 inch MacBook, while my work-provided 15 inch 2019 MacBook Pro was slowly frying my lap and annoying my wife with its constant fan noise. Read more
How To Install macOS In A Virtual Machine On Linux Using Sosumi (Snap Package)
To install Sosumi you’ll need to be able to install Snap packages on your system. This is enabled by default in Ubuntu, and on other Linux distributions follow the instructions from the Snapcraft docs. 2. Run Sosumi for the first time by typing sosumi in a terminal. Read more
你的升学宴有多尴尬？
升学宴请了五六桌，爸妈两边亲戚都不少。看着亲戚们一波一波的来，刚开始我还准备张嘴打招呼，后来直接闭嘴傻笑，假装内向腼腆 Read more
David Berglas – Mystery of the Vanishing Piano – YouTube
Illusion! Genjutsu!
Improve your Vocabulary: Stop saying VERY!
Using the same word again and again is boring, which is why native English speakers use a wide variety of vocabulary to express their thoughts and feelings. In this vocabulary lesson, I will teach you how to express yourself more effectively by replacing the word “very” with more precise and interes Read more
The Insecurity Industry – by Edward Snowden – Continuing Ed — with Edward Snowden
In short, the phone in your hand exists in a state of perpetual insecurity, open to infection by anyone willing to put money in the hand of this new Insecurity Industry. The entirety of this Industry’s business involves cooking up new kinds of infections that will bypass the very latest digital vaccines—AKA security updates—and then […]
Brief history of the iPad: Prologue
The story of Apple’s iPad is incredible, especially considering how young the device is. Released in April of 2010, the iPad has redefined and dominated the tablet market (if there even is a tablet market) and spawned a radical change in how tablet devices look and operate. Read more
Slow Motion Pistol Shrimp Attack Hits 4000%C! | Slow Mo | Earth Unplugged
Despite its size the pistol shrimp packs a serious punch. One mighty claw shuts so fast it rips apart water, making a stunning implosion and one of the loudest noises in the ocean. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/SubscribeToEarthUnplugged Taken from Slow Motion #14 Slow Motion: http://bit.ly/EarthUnplugg Read more
geerlingguy/internet-pi: Raspberry Pi config for all things Internet.
Internet Monitoring: Installs Prometheus and Grafana, along with a few Docker containers to monitor your Internet connection with Speedtest.net speedtests and HTTP tests so you can see uptime, ping stats, and speedtest results over time. Pi-hole: Installs the Pi-hole Docker configuration so you can use Pi-hole for network-wide ad-blocking and local DNS. Make sure to […]