Jorge Stolfi / is on Nostr

Computer Science professor, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil

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2024-06-25 20:02:15

OBJ is a file format for describing 3D shapes of things, e. g. for 3D printing. A .obj file contains data lines that define coordinates of points, corners and colors of polygons, curved surfaces, etc.
Today I learned that version 3.0 of the OBJ format may include lines like this:
csh <command>
Executes the requested UNIX <command>.
Sigh. Have we learned nothing since the Morris Internet Worm?
https://paulbourke.net/dataformats/obj/

2024-04-13 02:10:16

What is the proper general term for someone who is bent on imposing their *religious* beliefs on those who do not share them? Like the Taliban, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the Spanish Conquistadores, ...

2024-02-20 06:57:14

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@npub1g0t…tvm4
Does not look like Trump or Sanders. Biden, perhaps?

2024-01-13 08:25:47

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@npub1g0t…tvm4
Back in high school I had an exceptionally lazy teacher who let the students grade their own exams.
When did the FAA start delegating the certification to Boeing?

2023-08-09 12:24:08

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@npub1ks7…eg5u @npub1kvn…hm73
Don't trust the Wikipedia article. The definition of "mole" was changed in 2010 and some editors apparently haven't realized that yet. Now the Avogadro number is an exact number, essentially adimensional like pi or 360 degrees per turn. No longer a "physical constant".

2023-05-02 23:51:29

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@npub1pqk…z65u @npub1gsm…5y8l
What is bad about full quotes?
What is bad about with full text search?