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@ NorthWestWind @lemmy.world

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I code stuff. I draw stuff.

I'm a Hongkonger 🇭🇰If you're a westerner coming here because you're arguing with me about something in HK/China/Asia, I forgive you for your misunderstandings.

  • What sensory enhancement would you pick?

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  • Superfeel. I want to feel a speck of dust and know someone farted 2 km away.

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  • I did it in Cantonese, probably similar to the Mandarin poem.

    I think my mom started making me memorize it in the last year of kindergarten (I was 5yo). By the time multiplication becomes the main topic in primary 2 (2nd grade) maths, I didn't really have much problem doing them. It was really useful to have it recited.

  • How afraid are you of talking to strangers in real life on a scale 1-10?

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  • Used to be like 8 or 9, but now it's around 4. I have been streaming for 2 years and that's likely the cause.

    Recently I have been enjoying talking to random people more. Mostly old people like to initiate conversations with me, and we don't even talk about crazy things. The conversations are more about how they are doing and it's good to know that they are still kicking.

  • Vibe coding takes the "science" out of computer science

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  • Pfft. Computer Science ain't about coding

  • Why abc, xyz, etc.?

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  • The following are not-properly-researched theories I made up

    I think x came from "unknown". Perhaps at one point people used a cross (x) to represent something unknown. The symbol may have extended to mean "variable". Then math advanced and people begin making graphs with variables and the logical next variable is y.

    abc are used when these variables run out, because they are intuitive to pick.

    ijk in programming loops came from "index". The reason we use "index" and not "count" or "tally" is because in early computer days, someone decided to use "index". For example, your browser still automatically fetches "index.html" if a path doesn't return a valid response.

    ijk in vectors may have come from quaternions, which in turn came from complex/imaginary numbers. Since i represents "imaginary", that could have been carried over to vectors.

    The xyz orientation in 3D program is purely a choice by the developer. It is which ever orientation they are comfortable with developing.

    y is up because of it's commonly used for graphs, but y is down for computer graphics. The top-left corner of a screen is (0, 0) and as the position moves downwards, y increases.

    We do use Greek letters in other coordinate systems! For example, a spherical coordinate system often uses (r, θ, φ). I think these symbols may have already had connections with other aspects of math (like θ is commonly used for angles). They are not used generally to avoid confusion.

  • Nintendo bans Switch 2 owner after they played used Switch 1 games — decision eventually reversed after proving ‘innocence’

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  • Same would happen with the Switch 1 if you play pirated games through sigpatch though

  • What does everyone here do when you can’t sleep and are wide awake besides being on phone? [serious]

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  • I explicitly command my brain to stop thinking. When something pops up again I would go "nope, you ain't doing that".

    I would visualize something being cleaned up, like a whiteboard being erased, or turning screens off.

  • What do country names (ones you are affiliated with or know of) mean in their own language?

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  • You already said China so I guess I'll go Hong Kong.

    Hong Kong (香港) means fragrant harbour. The origin of this name is unknown, but there are theories of it coming from a type of wood we produced, a nice river, the wife of a pirate, or some residents just pronounced it with an accent to the British soldiers.

  • What obsession does your country's/region's fast food have?

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  • Fast food isn't really cheaper in HK either. Tipping culture is non-existent here so that doesn't cause a difference.

  • What obsession does your country's/region's fast food have?

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  • Interesting. Fried rice is more commonly found in traditional restaurants for us. Not much in fast food.

  • What obsession does your country's/region's fast food have?

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  • MSG was so prevalent until people said it was bad. One of our local fast food chain restaurants still has a "No MSG" poster in some of their branches.

  • In languages which use complex written characters (such as Chinese's logographs), is there an equivalent to English's "text speak" shorthand?

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  • There are a few ways we do it in Chinese.

    In mainland, people would sometimes just type the initials of the pronunciation of the character. For example, hhhhh (哈哈哈哈哈, hahahahaha), sb (傻逼 sha bi, dumbass). It can get out of hand for people who are not super familiar with their vocabularies (like me, a Hong Kong Cantonese speaker)

    Alternatively, one can just use a different dialect/version of Chinese. In Hong Kong, we can have both written Chinese and spoken Cantonese mixed in the same message. We simply pick which one of them gives a shorter version of the word. For example, 回家看看有無撞其餘活動 ([Written] Go home and see [Spoken] if it conflicts with other events). Sometimes we even mix in ancient Chinese.

  • Why covering our shoulders with a mantle or blanket is so efficient at warming us?

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  • My mom always says warm you neck. Her explanation is that an artery runs through it and you can lose heat quite quickly there.

    She was a nurse, so I do trust her.

  • Moo... moo...

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  • Brainfuck would like to have a word

  • Where's your favorite place/s to go for a walk? Pictures if available

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  • A hill next to my uni. Sometimes I have a 2-hour break after lunch and I'd just walk up and back down. The view is sick (photo taken March this year)

  • What's your favourite meat that isn't chicken, beef, pork, or lamb?

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  • Bro forgot coastal cities

  • What technology will disappear in the next 10 years?

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  • *in the US

  • What's your creative solution to solve the loneliness epidemic?

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  • Oh I thought you meant socializing during transit, sorry. I forgot to consider in other places parks are not a maximum 15-minute walk away

  • What's your creative solution to solve the loneliness epidemic?

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  • Doesn't work. I live in Hong Kong, which has some of the world's most efficient public transport systems. People don't actually talk. They just look at their phones. A train cart can be full of people but no conversation.