Bash tricks: random 10 digit numbers
head /dev/urandom | tr -cd '[:digit:]' | fold -w10 | head -n -1
This grabs a line from /dev/urandom then gets ONLY the printable characters then splits them into 10 digit lengths then removes the last line because itās usually not 10 digits long
Things to talk about at NOC Meeting 2
- Using Vectors to represent (X,Y) coordinates doesnāt feel right. An (x,y) isnāt exactly a magnitude and direction (it takes me a lot of squinting to believe it- that itās a magnitude and direction from the origin)
- Picking a random vector by doing createVector(rand, rand) draws a square over time, not a circle (the unit vector)
Sunday Art
The lesson today is about translating and scaling the unit vector. And I did that! Some art:
And a piece thatās inspired by PostSecret
Homework: Bouncy!
I finished by assignment for āNature of Codeā book club. This weekās theme and I madeā¦
Newspaper call for help!
I posted this:
Hi! This week I want to produce a little newspaper/zine about RC and have it printed out (or available in PDF) for folks on Friday. AndĀ Iād love your help.
Are you interested in writing something- maybe an opinion piece, a writeup of one of the recent days, or maybe making a puzzle (word puzzle, crossword, number puzzle), or making a piece of art (a handmade doodle, comic or algorithmic art) or maybe youād like to advertise something non-commercial (your blog, project, or something made up and silly like Timās Time Machines) or are you interested in being interviewed or sharing overheard quotes or maybe writing horoscopes? Then I want you! All writing should be 500 words. This should be silly and joyful.
I have a project brief available here if you want to dive into the details:Ā https://notes.nicole.computer/notes/The-optimist/brief Reply to this thread with how youād like to be involved and be on the lookout on Friday for āThe Optimistā
End of day
Worked on Today
Sunday art:
- Exploding star: https://creative.nicole.computer/2024-11-17-vector-sun/
- Confessional: https://creative.nicole.computer/2024-11-17-vector-sun-ii/
- Robot Disco: https://creative.nicole.computer/2024-11-17-robot-disco/
Over the next week Iām working on a newspaper called āThe Optimistā. I would love your contribution. Project brief: https://notes.nicole.computer/notes/The-optimist/brief
Tomorrow
Iām getting started on āThe Optimistā and also itās Nature of Code bookclub day!