--------------F07D8772E927E9513A0E40C5
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Wow, all of these additions are perfect and amazing! I especially like rota=
ting the horizon in the "upper half" model. Then zooming looks like somethi=
ng from the end of the movie 2001. The orthographic view hurts my brain and=
manipulating it gives me a little motion sickness though, but in a good wa=
y! :-)
cations and scripts of all kinds. Even requesting to "run it anyway" didn't=
work immediately and only sent the request to AVG which it says was busy a=
nalyzing the potential threat. I guess once they've processed and passed ea=
ch version, subsequent users won't have to wait, but even then it's enough =
scary dialogs to probably put off most potential users. Just to get it to r=
un before they finished processing it, I had to change an AVG setting to gi=
ve myself that option. It's like the world wants to push all applications o=
nto the web, but that won't solve the problem because the malware will alwa=
ys follow the users wherever they go. Maybe some of this automated security=
will help, but I don't think users will ever get what they really want whi=
ch is to not have to learn a little bit about the subject and pay it some a=
ttention. Otherwise, where the heck are we headed? Is someone going to crea=
te a web app=20
that implements a virtual desktop that can run Mac and Windows applications=
such as browsers? People worry about us losing control of AI but I think w=
e need them to keep us under control because we don't seem to have the abil=
ity to do that.
On 7/3/2017 12:47 PM, Roice Nelson roice3@gmail.com [4D_Cubing] wrote:
>
>
> Hi folks,
>
> I added a few small features to MagicTile for an upcoming talk and though=
t I'd point them out.
>
> There are now two more models of hyperbolic geometry, the upper half plan=
e and the orthographic. The first is another common conformal model and sh=
ould have been added a long time ago! The second stretches out the disk
del of hyperbolic geometry where geodesics are half-hyperbolas. Both are q=
uite fun to drag around and will be nice models for solving puzzles. I had=
never experienced interactivity with the upper half plane model before. I=
made a quick video
>
> The other feature I added was a way to view the view the Coxeter complex =
xt to the existing "Tiling" items.
>
> Cheers,
> Roice
>
>
>=20
--------------F07D8772E927E9513A0E40C5
Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
">
Wow, all of these additions are perfect and amazing! I especially
like rotating the horizon in the "upper half" model. Then zooming
looks like something from the end of the movie 2001. The
orthographic view hurts my brain and manipulating it gives me a
little motion sickness though, but in a good way! :-)
<rant>My AVG anti-virus is becoming increasingly unhappy with
desktop applications and scripts of all kinds. Even requesting to
"run it anyway" didn't work immediately and only sent the request to
AVG which it says was busy analyzing the potential threat. I guess
once they've processed and passed each version, subsequent users
won't have to wait, but even then it's enough scary dialogs to
probably put off most potential users. Just to get it to run before
they finished processing it, I had to change an AVG setting to give
myself that option. It's like the world wants to push all
applications onto the web, but that won't solve the problem because
the malware will always follow the users wherever they go. Maybe
some of this automated security will help, but I don't think users
will ever get what they really want which is to not have to learn a
little bit about the subject and pay it some attention. Otherwise,
where the heck are we headed? Is someone going to create a web app
that implements a virtual desktop that can run Mac and Windows
applications such as browsers? People worry about us losing control
of AI but I think we need them to keep us under control because we
don't seem to have the ability to do that.</rant>
cite=3D"mid:CAEMuGXq0M6_H1pVX3YJ=3Dyp-XesqEtBGLWGhpLhOnewOae3m3og@mail.gmai=
l.com">
talk and thought I'd point them out. =C2=A0
upper half plane and the orthographic.=C2=A0 The first is another
common conformal model and should have been added a long time
ago!=C2=A0 The second
target=3D"_blank" moz-do-not-send=3D"true">stretches out the
disk into a full-plane model of hyperbolic geometry
where geodesics are half-hyperbolas.=C2=A0 Both are quite fun to
drag around and will be nice models for solving puzzles.=C2=A0 I
had never experienced interactivity with the upper half plane
model before.=C2=A0 I made a
quick
video showing them in motion.
urth-dimension-part-1/"
target=3D"_blank" moz-do-not-send=3D"true">Coxeter complex=
=C2=A0for
each tiling.=C2=A0 To see this, click the new menu items next to
the existing "Tiling" items.
=20=20=20=20=20=20
--------------F07D8772E927E9513A0E40C5--