Sharing a bit of backstory on why I decided to work on this; Firstly, “for fun” but primarily because I felt like I started losing the childlike wonder/whimsy I once had with programming.
So I started this new hobby where I ask myself “can I hack on this?” upon getting/seeing something.
For instance, I got this new Aula F75 keyboard (really good keyboard for the price btw, it sounds good too!) and it only has dedicated control software for Windows. So I downloaded the driver files, software executable, and manual sheet and reverse engineered the full protocol/packets and rebuilt it for my Mac. Then played snake with the backlights. Fun.
Anywho, happy to see my blog on the front page. Would love to hear if anyones going through something similar or working on silly little projects! :)
pkaral 22 minutes ago [-]
This makes the world a better place. I got a little oxytocin hit just from the thought that somewhere on this world, someone is working on this problem. Now I'll be kinder to old ladies and give those poor puppies a pass.
AdieuToLogic 2 hours ago [-]
Great post, thanks for sharing it!
When I saw the title, I thought of Lambda Calculus[0] and SKI combinators[1]. Given that there are "only six useful colors", I wonder if M&Ms could be used to implement them.
Fun project! I had a similar project a while back, but my medium of choice was the Uno card game. I called it UnoScript [1] and it had similar mechanisms as color was an important factor. I also ended with a stack as the main part of the language, where different colors/combinations of cards could read from/modify the stack. Interesting how similar constraints can lead to some similar design choices!
Yes! Just make sure to take a photo on a plain white surface is all.
With:
uv run mnm decompile path/to/photo.png --mode photo
bronlund 8 hours ago [-]
It’s funny until one guy spills his bag of M&M’s and accidentally deletes the production database.
ramon156 5 hours ago [-]
Wanted to fix this bug but I ran out of green M&M's
swaraj 29 minutes ago [-]
This is what HN is all about
amelius 6 hours ago [-]
What color is your function?
spaqin 2 hours ago [-]
That's one language that doesn't need an external IDE for syntax highlighting.
4 hours ago [-]
bigstrat2003 6 hours ago [-]
It's all fun and games until some fat bastard like me decides he wants a snack. Incidentally, which flavor? Asking for a friend.
filozopdasha 3 hours ago [-]
it actually sounds like a fun idea, but i have one question. do you think a lightweight CNN trained on synthetic candy layouts would outperform the deterministic decoder for messy real world photos?
owyn 9 hours ago [-]
This is AI slop but mildly amusing. Brainfuck did it first.
ramon156 5 hours ago [-]
Which part made you conclude there's AI involved?
owyn 3 hours ago [-]
the bold section headers and bullet points. but who cares. i don't.
306bobby 1 hours ago [-]
I literally write like the article on similar write ups, where do you think the AI's learned to write this way from.
I really don't get the AI vibes from the actual writing of it
avatardeejay 4 hours ago [-]
Am I allowed to use the term psychopath in the most loving, even inspired, way?
dang 3 hours ago [-]
Psychopath implies lack of empathy so I don't think that's quite the word you want. You could maybe repurpose "psychotic" though!
phyzix5761 1 hours ago [-]
Maybe lack of M&Mpathy?
47282847 3 hours ago [-]
“ As it turned out, there is nothing special about psychopaths when it comes to understanding or feeling empathy with others. ”
Sharing a bit of backstory on why I decided to work on this; Firstly, “for fun” but primarily because I felt like I started losing the childlike wonder/whimsy I once had with programming.
So I started this new hobby where I ask myself “can I hack on this?” upon getting/seeing something.
For instance, I got this new Aula F75 keyboard (really good keyboard for the price btw, it sounds good too!) and it only has dedicated control software for Windows. So I downloaded the driver files, software executable, and manual sheet and reverse engineered the full protocol/packets and rebuilt it for my Mac. Then played snake with the backlights. Fun.
Anywho, happy to see my blog on the front page. Would love to hear if anyones going through something similar or working on silly little projects! :)
When I saw the title, I thought of Lambda Calculus[0] and SKI combinators[1]. Given that there are "only six useful colors", I wonder if M&Ms could be used to implement them.
0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda_calculus
1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKI_combinator_calculus
[1](https://github.com/berlinquin/UnoScript)
With:
I really don't get the AI vibes from the actual writing of it
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-at-any-a...
But maybe it is like so often more about the contradictory definitions of “empathy”, and capability vs. willingness.