Yesterday, as I was driving home from work, I found myself in a peculiar state. I’m behind the wheel of an electric car that drives itself, feeling both content and discontent simultaneously. There’s a sunset painting the sky, mountains looming in the distance, and the car stops at a traffic light in utter silence. I find myself questioning reality: Is this real? Or did I lose my sanity in Moscow, Russia, a decade ago, and everything I’m experiencing is just a figment of my imagination?
🌸 Tue, Apr 9, 2024 🌸
If you read BDSM backward, it would become MSDB, Microsoft Database?!
🌸 Tue, Apr 9, 2024 🌸
Somehow I missed the email about the job interview from thatgamecompany 😱 I asked them to send me new dates.
🌸 Mon, Apr 8, 2024 🌸
If you want to grow, embrace a sense of imposter syndrome; if you feel comfortable at the place and feel like you belong there, you will learn very little. If you feel out of place, this is a sign that you may learn from those around you.
🌸 Mon, Apr 8, 2024 🌸
Nanite for skeletal meshes is coming to Unreal Engine (probably version 5.5). I am excited and patiently waiting.
🌸 Fri, Apr 5, 2024 🌸
I am in California, and we had rain here instead of an earthquake. An earthquake was in New Jersey.
🌸 Fri, Apr 5, 2024 🌸
Apple laid off 600+ people after canceling the Apple Car project. I’m not sure if it’s late April Fool’s Day joke or true.
🌸 Fri, Apr 5, 2024 🌸
I have a Master’s degree in Engineering and Physics, but it is offensive language, so to comply I have a trunk degree in Engineering and Physics.
🌸 Thu, Apr 4, 2024 🌸
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🌸 Thu, Apr 4, 2024 🌸
If you can afford to be lazy, then be lazy. It genuinely bothers me when someone says, ‘Don’t be lazy.’ I prefer to approach tasks intelligently; busy work that offers no benefits is simply foolish. In C++, using auto to declare variables is a form of productive laziness, as is using = and & to capture lambdas.
There are times when putting in extra effort can decrease the workload in the future. However, it’s often the case that people request additional tasks that provide no future advantage and label the refusal to comply as “laziness.”
If being lazy is an option, embrace it.
🌸 Thu, Apr 4, 2024 🌸
4/04 Happy day not found day!
🌸 Wed, Apr 3, 2024 🌸
I am using the trial version of FSD (full self-driving). It is crazy to think my kids most likely will not need to learn to drive a car.
🌸 Mon, Apr 1, 2024 🌸
I need to do taxes. Interesting thought: I give Elon Musk money for the solar panels and two Teslas; also, though my taxes, he recently blew up three big rockets using my tax money.
I am Elon Musk’s sugar daddy!
🌸 Mon, Apr 1, 2024 🌸
I wonder, when I ask ChatGPT to be more human and less robotic. It does the complete opposite just because it’s trained on an enormous amount of sci-fi literature where humans struggle to make machines to be human.
🌸 Mon, Apr 1, 2024 🌸
I am tired of Emacs; it is slow, clunky, bloated. I am switching to Vim.
Bazinga!
🌸 Mon, Apr 1, 2024 🌸
Today is the perfect day to ask your crush out on a date. If they say no, you can just say, ‘Fooled you! Happy April Fools’ Day!
🌸 Mon, Apr 1, 2024 🌸
unrealengine.com 503 is the wrong response for rate limiting; the correct one is 429 Too Many Requests.
🌸 Mon, Apr 1, 2024 🌸
If you use emacs and git, use magit.
🌸 Mon, Apr 1, 2024 🌸
Elon Musk came out and said that she became the Chief DEI Officer at Disney Company.
New advances in upscaling algorithms now allow AI to upscale from one pixel to the entire observable universe.
Recent research shows the helpful benefits of eating cupcakes; it increases life expectancy by up to 1,000 years and increases levels of happiness.
John Riccitiello (former CEO of Unity) took over Godot Engine and made it closed source.
Such a great beginning of the new month.
Unicode does not have acorn emojis; that is nuts. 🌰
I had my first experience with Full Self-Driving (FSD). Going into it, I was a bit anxious, given my past experiences with autosteer that left me somewhat skeptical about the reliability of such systems.
The drive lasted about 40 minutes, and I disengaged the system twice. The first disengagement occurred when approaching a partially opened gate. While the car seemed to believe it could make it through, the close proximity made me uncomfortable, so I took control. The second time, the car attempted a U-Turn where it was clearly marked as prohibited, prompting another manual intervention.
One aspect of FSD that stood out to me was its approach to acceleration and braking, which felt more assertive than my usual driving style. I wonder if there’s a way to adjust these settings to better match my preferences.
Another point of contention was the adherence to speed limits. The car stuck rigidly to them, which sometimes felt out of sync with the flow of traffic. For instance, in areas where the limit was 35 mph but the usual speed was closer to 20 mph, or in residential areas where the norm was around 10 mph, it would accelerate to 25 mph. So, I was constantly adjusting the speed, not to be a jerk to other drivers by driving too slowly, and to feel more safe by not driving too fast.
Sharp turns were another area where the ride felt less than smooth, coming off a bit jerky.
Despite these observations, there are several positive aspects worth highlighting. The lane-changing capability was notably smooth, showcasing the system’s advanced sensors and processing power. It’s remarkable to see how it can assess the surroundings and make swift decisions, often more quickly than a human driver might.
Overall, the ride was more or less comfortable, and the technology’s ability to navigate to its destination was genuinely impressive. Experiencing FSD firsthand offered a fascinating glimpse into the future of driving and the ongoing advancements in automotive technology. It’s clear that there’s a lot of potential here, and I’m excited to see how it evolves to enhance our driving experiences even further.
Rains this year.
- Sat, Mar 30
- Sat, Mar 23
- Mon, Mar 18
- Wed, Mar 6
- Sat, Mar 2
- Wed, Feb 21
- Tue, Feb 20
- Mon, Feb 19
- Thu, Feb 8
- Wed, Feb 7
- Tue, Feb 6
- Mon, Feb 5
- Sun, Feb 4
- Sat, Feb 3
- Thu, Feb 1
- Mon, Jan 22
- Sat, Jan 20
A lot of weekends with the rain. I feel attacked by nature.
I have received an email from Tesla about complimentary FSD (full-self driving) for a month. I did not try it yet; I will keep you posted.
Guess what. It’s Saturday and… (dramatic pause) …it’s raining. ☔
How to disable Twitter links shortener? It is very slow and gives users a bad experience?
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