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By: Why I love Internet « Inundated

Why I love Internet « Inundated — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:38:09 +0000

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By: intp

intp — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:04:03 +0000

You know, the same strengths that keep an INTP profile from caring about popularity and security are the same problems an INTP encounters in life in the guise of other people being annoying, not understanding you, or seeming daft or shallow. It’s not them, it’s you. But it’s like that for all the 16 profiles, in 16 different ways. Our weaknesses are our strengths overused or applied in inappropriate contexts.

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uberVU - social comments — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:37:03 +0000

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By: Saji

Saji — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:04:30 +0000

Here’s a snowflake generator I wrote for you in processing. You’re awesome!



/*
  Snow flake generator.
  Written by Saji. raju.saji@gmail.com
  Public domain.
*/

import processing.opengl.*;

int TN = 8; // Number of triangles in half a leaf. Lower == better frame rate.
float[][] ts = new float[TN][];
color[]tc = new color[TN];

void setup(){
  background(0);
  size(300,300,P3D); // Lower resolution == better frame rate. Also, try OPENGL instead of P3D
  noStroke();
  for(int i = 0; i < TN; i++){
    ts[i] = triangle_points();
    tc[i] = color(random(255),random(255),random(255),50);
  }
}

void draw(){
  background(0);
  if(frameCount % 400 == 0) {
    for(int i = 0; i < TN; i++){
      ts[i] = triangle_points();
      tc[i] = color(random(255),random(255),random(255),50);
    }
  }
  translate(width/2, height/2);
  rotateX(sin(radians(frameCount/5)));
  rotate(radians(frameCount));
  for(int a = 0; a < 360; a += 60){
   leaf(a);
  }
}

float[] triangle_points(){
  return new float[] {
    random(0, width/2), 0,
    random(0, width/2), random(0, height* 1/4),
    random(0, width/2), 0
  };
}

void leaf(int a){
  for(int i = 0; i < TN; i++){
    pushStyle();
    fill(tc[i]);
    pushMatrix();
    rotate(radians(a));
    triangle(ts[i][0],ts[i][1], ts[i][2],ts[i][3], ts[i][4],ts[i][5]);
    rotateX(PI);
    triangle(ts[i][0],ts[i][1], ts[i][2],ts[i][3], ts[i][4],ts[i][5]);
    popMatrix();
    popStyle();
  }
}