I wrote an algorithm that could detect top talker trends from network flows. At the time it could reliably work up to 40Gbps depending on flow sample rate and your definition of reliable.
Not sure if it’s in use anymore.
Samosas with spanakopita filling. I call them spanakomosas.
I invented the word “couchcuntatoe” during the covid lockdown.
Go ahead and use this versatile word in your everyday Instagram chats.
I did get banned from reddit for no reason and not due to my invention.
A few months ago I started working on an interpreted programming language. It’s not particularly polished, but it helped me get a new job!
Nice, what language are you implementing it in? Does it have any special/unique functionality or was it more of a learning experience in how interpreted langs work?
I’ve developed it in rust!
I made it because I needed an interpreted language in rust and didn’t want to use lua, and because I just like doing it :)
I’d done some languages before, but just some very simple assembly-like stuff
This one has functions, control flow, closures, scoped variables and such. Also, it’s stack based! Which is interesting for me and hell for the users (also me, lmao)
Sadly I won’t post it here because it has my full legal name attached :(
They probably wouldn’t seed it, but I really don’t want to risk it
Cut a strip of vinyl siding, cardboard, whatever, about two inches wide and eight to ten inches long. Drive a nail through it at the centerline about an inch from the end. Remove the nail. Cut a slit from the nail hole to the end down the centerline.
Now if you need to drive a nail just out of reach or hammer one in without risking your fingers, just stick a nail in the hole, set it with a few strikes, then tug to pull the strip away.
In 2004 a 20" folding touchscreen which will soon be the 10" Samsung tri-fold OLED. AI “vibe” programming. Intel handheld (UMPC) smaller than Steam Deck.
I created a pacman wrapper script to automate updating my system (Arch BTW), logging what was updated in a sorted directory based on the current week range, as well as the update progress. My Arch system broke after an update, so this will help me narrow down what packages could have broken it if it does break again.
I also have a script to automatically build android APKs from source, sign it with my own key, and copy it to a Syncthing directory. Most useful when creating my own apps.
One last notable one: I created a script to download a file to a hard drive and store it in a directory based on the domain of the URL. I plan to add a recursive mode next so I can download multiple files at once.
I created some aliases and function to simplify certain commands, such as
vfornvim,lsalforls -al, andcnforclear && neofetch.Overall, I’m happy with what I have created. I doubt I’m the first to make some of these scripts, and I’m sure they’re not the best, but they work for my use case.
A method of optimizing parameters for manufacturing bearings. Specifically the raceway superfinish process.
There are several machine parameters (oscillation speed, stone pressure, time, etc) that go into the superfinish process. The only output is surface roughness. I created a way to optimize for a low roughness. The best part was that once you set it up, you can just start printing out worksheets and handing them to engineering techs to get some more data collected.
Before I did this, superfinish parameters were considered a bit of a black art and were only adjusted when there was a problem. This means they were always as bad as they could possibly be.
I invented (developed) an mp3 file splitter. I did this in order to allow more tracks for the digital books my wife listens to. Each track was over an hour long and she’d sometimes have to listen to over 45 minutes just to end up to where she fell asleep the night before. Now each track is 10 minutes long (or 15, or 5; it’s variable, so your choice). So I make tiny sized mp3 files out of large sized mp3 files.
A lock-and-key mechanism. Modeled and 3D printed a proof-of-concept, too. Was proud of it until I found out someone invented it 100 years ago
😂 Damn… I feel that.
I didn’t invent clinical depression but my god have I innovated it
Together we’re making great strides in the depression tech sphere
Language, Book-print, fire, the wheel, lying on the internet…
Wait a minute… you didn’t invent lying on the internet. I did! That’s really cool about those other things though
Dude, you tell the truth. I did lie though.
I invented a pagination system for web pages that allowed easy navigation with only a few clicks to get to the page you want, whether it was 3 pages or 3000 pages.
I’m really surprised no one else has invented it because it was so much better than anything else I’ve seen.
Does it still exist, and can it be implemented client-side? That sounds really cool!
I wrote it for a friend’s company, and I don’t think he ever did anything much with it. I don’t remember the exact details, but it was something like this for 200 pages:
<1 - 100> [101 - 110] 111 … 120 [121 - 131] <131 - 200>
Basically 3 levels of page selection, where you can pick one in a range of 10, skip forward or back by 10 or go to a new section of pages. It was something like that anyway. The total number of pages defined the ranges. It was all very clever and worked well for moving around large numbers of pages.
Deep Spy Penetration
A game to play when bored in an unfamiliar building. The goal is to get into as many areas of the building as possible without being told to leave.
Rules:
- Don’t be an asshole. Don’t steal stuff, break anything or move barricades.
- Don’t lie to get access. Asking is allowed.
- Opening doors with easily missed “no entry” signs is allowed, anything the average person might not see. Don’t open doors with blatant warnings.
- If you get caught you lose.
- If you set off an alarm you mega-lose.
And a best selling breakfast wrap at a restaurant.
I used to fix POS machines and networks for retail and hospo. I didn’t wear a uniform, just a polo shirt. I could walk into server rooms, storerooms full of liquor, and open cash registers without ever announcing myself or saying who I was.
Retail and hospo workers so often DGAF who walks behind the bar.
You can get into almost anywhere with a brown, collared shirt and a cardboard box.
And you can direct traffic with a high viz vest.
A UV-blocking screen used in screen printing processes.
