Gerwin de Haan

@amazingmap Van Wijk did an excellent paper (and exhibition) on this and alternative projections with other tradeoffs — vanwijk.win.tue.nl/myriahedral/CA…

Most world maps use the Mercator projection, first introduced by Gerardus Mercator in 1569 for marine navigation. It keeps direction and angles accurate, allowing straight-line routes to match compass bearings. To achieve this, it stretches space away from the equator, distorting size and distance. That is why two lines that look similar here represent very different real-world distances. High-latitude regions are expanded, while areas near the equator remain closer to true scale. The only way to remove this distortion entirely is to use a globe, which preserves true distances, areas, and shapes. Flat maps always involve trade-offs. Other projections reduce specific distortions, but none can represent all properties accurately at once.

Comparing real distances to how they appear on the Mercator projection

@benz145 Thanks, I used to go into safari and visit captive.apple.com , but this seems like a more user friendly way!

TIL you can open WiFi settings on the iPhone and tap “Open Portal Page” when connecting to public WiFi rather than waiting 5 minutes for it to decide to pop up.

@spatiallyme @tipatat That looks interesting! Does such co-located conversation “feel magical” like co-presence although you cant’t look each other in the eyes? Would you imagine it to helpful to have the other person’s real face being overlaid with their persona?

This is SO cool 😱 Sharing Apple Vision Pro experiences together in the same room is still the most magical thing in tech for me right now. We now have two Vision Pros in our household, so we tried exploring 3D models together using SharePlay. It was incredibly smooth, with the positioning always perfectly in sync. It was the perfect way to successfully convince my wife to get the orange iPhone 17 Pro. Once everyone gets to experience this, I think they’ll start to reconsider whether wearing a headset is really niche.

@adam_chal @zoodotdev Bold endeavor! I read through all of it and it clicks for me, would like to try. With my Swift background, I was looking for the type system, and thinking ResultBuilder similarities. Do you do CAD constraints? Ps. Noticed one broken image.

I wrote 120+ pages of illustrated KCL documentation, showing how to design CAD models with code using @zoodotdev. Expect regular updates as we keep shipping new features and finding better ways to teach CAD.

@robbystarbuck @77A your Robotwist hurts feelings 🤣

I think I speak for all men when I say that this evil device needs to be banned and incinerated. 😤

@DSCCRoss Nice! Just got mine and recorded a spectrum with the Sekonic C-7000

Big Apple display news, they have adopted quantum dots for the first time. The latest MacBook Pro's (M4) use a quantum dot (QD) film rather than a red KSF phosphor film. In the past, Apple went with the KSF solution due to better efficiency and lack of cadmium (Cd), but the latest Cd-free QD films are very efficient, feature as good or better color gamut and better motion performance.

This Macbook M4 Pro 16” for work is a welcome upgrade of my “ancient” 2018 Intel-i9 MacBook Pro.

It’s a Mac, it’s a mini — were happy to welcome the new #MacMiniM4

@ShawnHymel As mentioned, not a real full-fledged SBC but this might fit your needs learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feath…

Does anyone know of a small, single board computer that can do USB device/gadget mode on one port and a separate USB host mode on another port? The #RaspberryPi Zero cannot. I need something that small/cheap but can do both modes simultaneously. #sbc #maker #programming

@levelsio Perhaps “blend” or a modern incarnation of “morph”

How should I call Photo AI's img2img feature? Before I had "copy photo"? But bit too confusing. Now it's "copy photo". But you're not really copying, more like imitating? So "imitate photo"? Or "clone photo"?

@RDStad Good morning, #rotterdam youtube.com/shorts/igYbwDY… via @YouTube

Defensie koos bewust voor vroege oefening boven Nederland: ‘Hiervoor is hoog vliegen niet gewenst’ ad.nl/rotterdam/defe…

@dhcluchtmacht @rotterdam Good morning, #rotterdam — youtube.com/shorts/igYbwDY…

Ten behoeve van de #HWIC voert de crew van een twee #chinook twee #cougar en twee #apache helikopters een tactisch scenario uit bij de Maassilo evenementen locatie in @rotterdam. #watvliegter

@SwiftLang @kubamracek Awesome work! Got some samples running on STM32 and ESP32C6, Rpi Pico is next. Would love to revisit some Circuitpython experiments and see how that fares in Embedded Swift.

How small does Swift go? Tiny enough to run on a breadboard? From #WWDC24, this session by @kubamracek shows how you can build a simple HomeKit accessory that runs on a RISC-V device. And for extra credit, the demo shows off Neovim support for Swift! ✨youtube.com/watch?v=LqxbsA…

Profoto's first cinema light, the L1600D, has been unveiled. The mono-LED doesn't have a ballast and promises powerful and color-accurate continuous light. petapixel.com/2024/05/28/pro…

@theapplehub IPad Pro, the new Air feels like a Pro on “Low power mode” where Pro motion switches off — and that cannot be unseen.

iPad Pro or iPad Air?

@ShawnHymel Just out x.com/hubermanlab/st…

Sleep is so important for our cognitive functions—our abilities to think both logically and creatively. And this includes learning! If I have a night of poor #sleep, my #productivity suffers. What are your tips for not just falling asleep but for staying asleep? #education

@vukandric @one4wallapp My 11yo took this picture and made this wallpaper 🤯

Show me your wallpaper

@madegents Anyone aware if this _the_ Flowerpot by @andtradition as the name and packaging in the video suggests ? 🫣

Voeg een magische touch toe aan je interieur met onze prachtige Glowspectra Flowerpot V2 Tafellamp! ✨ Deze lamp is een absolute bestseller en een gewilde toevoeging aan elk interieur! 😍 Bestel hier 👉 madegents.com/collections/in…

@sdw Nice! Confirmed with a dongle with the popular Macrosilion MS2109 chipset inside. bol.com/nl/p/hdmi-game…

Meet the Orion Video System. It’s an advanced new software application that turns your iPad into an HDMI monitor. We had a ton of fun making this. From unboxing (yes, really) to CRT emulation, to custom VCR OSD style typefaces. Get it now — it’s free. orion.tube

@s1ddok Big steps! Looking forward to what you come up with! FWIW Years ago we did some experiments with Continuous LOD for massive LIDAR point clouds and came up with some metrics that worked for our data, maybe this can trigger some ideas repository.tudelft.nl/islandora/obje…

I’m especially keen on exploring LODs. It's currently a significant limitation of Gaussian splats. Utilizing the data I possess to experiment with distance-to-camera renderings should be straightforward and easy-to-implement. I hope to share first results soon.

I imagine that inventing a TV felt somewhat similar. 🤯 Gaussian splatting video in VR, now running at 2x2224x2160 @ 100 FPS. iPhone's Spatial Videos simply can't compare, temporal flickering is there to remind your brain you're in VR! 🧵on performance, details, and next steps: