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[AI summary] This article explains the internal C-level structure of Python string objects, how memory is allocated and managed, and the specific string search algorithms (a hybrid of Boyer-Moore and Horspool) used under the hood.
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This post explains how to use sliced optimal transport to make blue noise point sets. The plain, well commented C++ code that goes along with this post, which made the point sets and diagrams, is at https://github.com/Atrix256/SOTPointSets. This is an implementation and investigation of "Sliced Optimal Transport Sampling" by Paulin et al (http://www.geometry.caltech.edu/pubs/PBCIW+20.pdf).?They also have...
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Dithering is a fascinating and seemingly counter-intuitive technique, the effects of which are easily demonstrated using images. This post develops a simple way to dither images using just a few lines of Rust code.
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For the past few years, I had the opportunity to mentor new joiners through different roles. In some aspects, I could see myself in them the same way I started years back: eager to prove themselves, jumping on the code and hacking around. I tried to think about what I learnt the hard way since my first role in the tech industry and how could I help them learn the easy way.
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