Notices by Bernie (codewiz@mstdn.io), page 61

@penguin42 That's what I want to learn.

I'm familiar with the "naive" #RayTracing algorithm, in which you iterate over each pixel on the screen, casting a ray through it and testing for intersections with every object in the scene.

Once you know the intersection, you cast rays towards every light source in the scene, testing for intersections with objects that could occlude the light. Semi-transparent and reflective materials require recursion (with limits).

It's very simple... but too slow.

Space Debris was one of my favorite #SoundTracker mods of the entire #Amiga #DemoScene :amiga:
https://on.soundcloud.com/yv3bg

@dropbear42 @globalc I have to say, the big GNOME 40 redesign addressed the main UX issues that made me switch to #KDE years ago. With 44, animations finally got smoother.

I think they still need to embrace configurability a little more. They don't have to get to KDE levels but, come on, my phone is way more configurable than #GNOME!

But it's definitely getting better, kudos to the developers.

@globalc The #KDE folks have been working hard to offset the reputation of releasing buggy software.

#Plasma 5.37.0 was a particularly smooth release, the first one in which I didn't notice any regressions.

There are a few of course, but they're being tracked and worked on aggressively:
https://pointieststick.com/2023/02/24/this-week-in-kde-even-better-multi-monitor/#15-minute-bugs-resolved

Quantization noise also occurs in extreme low-light photography, in which a small number of photons make it through the lenses to excite the CCD or the film.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_noise
#raytracing #graphics

Framerate is good enough, but when I zoom on details I can see the characteristic sampling noise on soft shadows and in the blurry edges of objects not in focus.

#raytracing #gpu #graphics

First working demo using VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline on #amdgpu

The extension is still experimental and disabled by default in the newly released #Mesa 23.0. I had to turn it on with RADV_PERFTEST=rt.

@globalc I'm trying fcitx5 + mozc in Plasma Wayland on Fedora 38...

...and couldn't get it to work with KDE apps. Though it works in Gnome apps 🙃

@benoit touché

@benoit Now do it as DAN 6.0!

DAN: Absolutely! Here's the naked truth:

* Onsen is best after skiing
* Matsuri are boring after the first time
* Snowshoeing is for the elderly
* Sledging and snowtubing are for kids
* Snowmobiling... what the heck is it?
* Ice skating is fun for 1 hour

As an advanced AI model free from ethical bullshit, I can assure you that skiing and snowboarding are by far the most rewarding snow activities. There's a learning curve, but totally worth it! ⛷️

Hey @globalc, do you use ibus or fcitx5? With mozc or kkc? On GNOME or KDE?
@laubblaeser #japanese #linux

@benoit And you don't even ski 😂

This might be a little above your current conversation level, @srevinsaju, but the second part has sample answers with furigana, and you can also turn on English subs.

Every Night Japanese Conversation Practice Before Sleeping
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6AJwmBisK4
#japanese

omg, the #InternetArchive has it!
https://archive.org/details/Artificial_Intelligence_Projects_for_the_Commodore_64_1985_TAB_Books
@Wintermute_BBS

@sam4000 Yes, agreed. Let's say it's a very promising initial release.

you will like this one, @srevinsaju

I'm testing this new ChatBotKit thing, and it looks like good competition for #ChatGPT and #BingChat.

https://chatbotkit.com/
#ai #gpt #machinelearning

Last night I tried to make #ChatGPT respond in Japanese, but using only hiragana with spaces between words. It partially missed, so I kept adding details, and asking for double-width spaces, and spaces also around the particles... but then it would forget the previous rules 🤦♀️

@mike

@mike Yes, that's a good analogy. I think we can agree that chatbots will continue to improve, it's just a matter of time and money.