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  • bstix@feddit.dktoScience Memes@mander.xyzExcel
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    Hmm. I just tested it in Excel. “No fill” will make it transparent. White would cover the grid lines.

    So, I guess it’s doable using a set of columns with identical colours. Calculating the values from a picture would also be possible - for a mad man.


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    The area under the guys face is blank. I’m not sure if it’s possible to stack a transparent colour.

    Also the vertical sequence of colours is not the same through the horizontal axis. It could be done, but the right most girl would consist of completely different data than the first two people.

    It would be a lot easier to do in other ways.







  • It would be nice if it was possible to simply go to a website, check off on the stuff you want and then get a full package.

    I liked the idea of AV Linux, because it comes in a bundle of stuff that I need, but it also comes with a lot stuff that I don’t need, and I’m not sure the desktop is my choice. It also didn’t really work at the time I tried it.(Some years ago).

    So… if I, a stupid user, could simply go to a website, check mark at the desktop, check off which office package, music apps, browser, etc.etc. and then get a download of that in one go where it’s all set-up and works, it would be a lot easier than having to go through the process of installing the OS and then installing/removing apps, and then making it work…

    Like, let’s say I want a PC just for music creation, I should be able to download the the OS with the DAW of my choice, all the VSTis and potentially also the most common free sound banks. In one file.

    If I wanted an office PC, I should be able to get the OS, the office suite of choice and all the misc. PDF tools, email client and whatnot of choice. All in one go.

    Windows and macOS sort of came with everything before, but these days they’re just as annoying to set up as any Linux distribution. Linux as a whole could take advantage of that situation by offering a prepackaged but custom installation.

    Of course it would also help if someone made a Linux installer for windows, so users didn’t have to use windows to create a bootable USB. I think this is the step that normal users hesitate on. I don’t know if it’s possible, but it ought to be possible from software to partion the disc and install dual boot or something.




  • I think Helsinki once tried elevated walkways in an entire neighborhood unsuccessfully. People couldn’t (be bothered to) find their way when limited to walkways. I can’t find anything on the project, but it showed how design is extremely important. In a lot of ways, I find it more logical to keep the pedestrian zones open (remember r/desirepath?) and then route the vehicles around, over and under.

    Anyway if you’ve ever been to a city with elevated walkways or any other kind of multiple levels, you’ll probably find that people stick to whatever is considered ground level for pedestrian travel. Tokyo has plenty of those places and even with escalators, it just sucks to change level.

    I’ve however seen a functional walkway in Osaka where most pedestrian traffic would be either above or under ground level, but I’m not really sure if it was because the ground level was under construction and wasn’t accessible by foot at the time.





  • bstix@feddit.dktoScience Memes@mander.xyzBasalt Baddie
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    29 days ago

    A football is made from hexagons and pentagons. The dude in the picture is all hexagons.

    While hexagons are bestagons on a 2d plane, they don’t really fold well over inflated 3d space.

    I’m impressed that the barber solved that on a ball shaped head anyway.



  • I know the joke and all, but recently the local theme park has replaced their toilet brushes with toilet rubber shovels. They work surprisingly well. They can both hack’n’slash a log, but also the back side is also ripped so you can use it to brush out the regular shit from the sides, while avoiding the dreaded paper clutter and other issues with a toilet brush being used by thousands of people daily.

    It’s like toilet brushes evolving into poop knives. Looks like this: https://pin.it/OKHBRlxjI