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Skillmon replying to samcarter

One of my favourites :)

samcarter

Package in the spotlight: [unravel](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/unravel)

निरंजन replying to barbara beeton

We all are excited to host you, again! :)

barbara beeton replying to निरंजन

I'm not the first to suggest this.  There was an earlier Indian user group, and a lot of TeX activity there for a long time.  Two TUG annual meetings were held in Trivandrum, in 2002 and 2011; I attended the 2011 edition and had an excellent  experience.  I will try to attend in 2025 (Trivandrum again), but that's still too far off to be sure.

निरंजन

@barbara you had suggested creating a user group. It is active now :)

निरंजन

https://techhub.social/@TUGIndia/113241536175347589

samcarter replying to frougon

Brilliant!

frougon

Geeky stunt of the year (a GitHub contributor timeline, in 2012):  
  
![cf109e81093887f5.png](/image?hash=cd4b77c0c842f8b5e0b5f6534f6d3fad62b3a1fe1aabafa9e7e8a19582555edd)  

This is real: https://github.com/tomhazledine?tab=overview&from=2012-12-01&to=2012-12-31  
  
Source [here](https://mastodon.social/@tomhazledine/112557623035267824).

Skillmon replying to samcarter

that's indeed a bit longer... :D

निरंजन

https://ctan.org/pkg/udiss

samcarter

The minted maintainer wasn't kidding when he said that with minted3, the first run might take longer :)
```  
Latexmk: All targets (tikzlings-doc.pdf) are up-to-date
'pdflatex': time = 282.51
'pdflatex': time = 21.54
Processing time = 304.59, of which invoked processes = 304.05, other = 0.54.
Elapsed clock time = 310.61.
Number of rules run = 2  
```

UdiB

Yeah I already asked about it in TeX.SE main chat room, but recieved no reply.

samcarter replying to UdiB

If you cross-post the same question on multiple sites, it would be nice if you would mention the other versions so people won't give you the same resources a second time.

UdiB

TikZ has a library called "perspective" that renders 3D scenes to the 2d canvas in perspective (so that objects far away from the viewer appear smaller).
I am interested in understanding the geometrical calculations behind perspective drawings, and I want to implement this projection in another programming language.

So I looked at the library's code, which is not long, but because I don't have any knowledge in core-pgf macros, I have a few missing links. I am not sure what the library does to the x, y and z coordinates of the point I am plotting in it.

Can any one here help me out with understanding the math of this library? Perhaps in a chat room here?

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

:D

samcarter

The marketing clearly works :)

CarLaTeX replying to samcarter

Hahaha I want it, too!

samcarter

Dear marketing-genius who put ducks on a tube of hand cream: you successfully sold a tube to me :)
  
![duck.jpg](/image?hash=12a2cb700644197891c50d79e9ecad935eb7c8a474acd4978cf6b09fb8e3ceea)

samcarter

It is tempting to create a Bayeux tapestry package  https://fosstodon.org/@volcan01010/113187543644578349

samcarter

Package in the spotlight: [fgruler](https://www.ctan.org/pkg/fgruler) - one package to rule them all :P

samcarter

Big minted changes on the horizon:  
  
https://github.com/gpoore/minted/releases/tag/latex%2Fv3.0.0

samcarter replying to barbara beeton

Also worth watching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te_WHneeD3s

samcarter replying to barbara beeton

Thanks for the article! Very interesting!  
  
If you are looking for more dodo content: search for "Adam Savage Dodo". There are several videos in which he assembles a 3d printed replica of a dodo skeleton and other cool projects.

samcarter replying to barbara beeton

> It has no relation to TeX  
  
Don't let the context people hear this :)

barbara beeton replying to samcarter

A nice souvenir indeed.  While thinking about birds, I read this article today.  It has no relation to (La)TeX, but reminded me that, at the TUG meeting at Oxford, we saw the exhibit of the bird that's the subject of this article: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/science/archaeology-dodo-extinction.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ME4.sh1V.7F8rMBej6m56&smid=url-share

samcarter replying to barbara beeton

A nice souvenir!

barbara beeton replying to samcarter

I had another good find in Darmstadt.  When we were walking in the park, I spotted a pretty blue feather, discarded by a bird that I couldn't identify.  It made a really nice addition to my hat, and I'm still enjoying it.

samcarter replying to barbara beeton

Oh, I remember the mastodon in Darmstadt! It was very impressive. It was also nice that the museum was only a stone throw away from the conference hotel. The organisers choose the location very well :)
  
Next year's Dante meeting is going to be in Darmstadt. Maybe I can visit it again.

barbara beeton replying to samcarter

Oh, and it's related to printing too.  How nice!  My favorite fossil is Peale's Mastodon.  See https://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/humboldt/online/charles-willson-peale-exhumation and the places it links to.  My mother took me to that museum quite often when I was growing up; I suspect that's one reason I like to find out how things work.  Anyhow, while in Darmstadt for the TUG meeting. Gordon and I visited the natural history museum, and there it was -- Peale's Mastodon!  A wonderful coincidence!

barbara beeton replying to samcarter

Oh, I like the description "uralt".  It supports my practice of referring to myself as a "fossil".  (I like fossils, and have a nice little collection of shark's teeth that I found myself.  Bigger bones I enjoy in museums.)

samcarter

(sorry, only in German) https://kommitment.works/mainusch-interviewt-marei-peischl/

Skillmon

Wow, even in my corrective message I got a typo. My orthographic ability seems quite hindered this evening, maybe I should head for my bed.

samcarter replying to Skillmon

Haha! Now I want a fencing radio, too!

Skillmon

But now I got the image of a fencing radio in my head, which is nice as well.

Skillmon

Whoopsie, obviously it's saying "Pairing" don't ask me where/how that "y" came out of my fingers... :)

Skillmon

Now I feel uncreative (is that a word in English?), my commuter is called Cherry, because it's small, red, and has as little power as Perry got (which is the car of my younger brother, which I named Perry because of his radio which is always saying "Waiting for Parrying" on Bluetooth mode when you start the car, but the Parrying is so mispronounced that one might understand "Waiting for Perry").

barbara beeton

The names of the current two cars are from Ann McCaffrey's Dragonrider series.  Gordon's is Mnementh (shortened to NEMNTH to fit the plate requirements) and mine is CANTH.  My previous car was named FAFNIR.  I once considered a Mini, and that would have been named SMAUG, but when I "tried it on" (the Mini), it didn't fit.

samcarter replying to barbara beeton

Hamlet seems to be the trend of the year. The open air Shakespeare festival at Prague Castle also gave Hamlet this year (unfortunately the English language performances took place only after TUG'24)

Ulrike Fischer replying to barbara beeton

Which dragon? Smaug? Frau Malzahn?

barbara beeton replying to samcarter

Gordon and I never did bumper stickers, but our license plates show the car's given name, and we've always named our cars after dragons.  
Re the dashes, TUGboat defines `\Dash` as an em-dash with a thin space on either side.  I really dislike seeing dashes bash into what's on either side of them.  
And re the quote, just last week I attended a "kickoff party" for one of the local theater companies, and there was a delightful riff on that quote, demonstrating many different ways it could be mishandled by an inept actor. Hamlet is on the schedule for the season, and I'll be watching for how the designated actor handles it.  I suspect it will be an interpretation that didn't show up in the parody.

निरंजन replying to Skillmon

"The world is flat"? Just checking if I Google translated the right slide.

samcarter

I came across this tool on mastodon. Might be useful.  
  
https://text.makeup/#To%20be%E2%80%89%E2%80%94%E2%80%89or%20not%20to%20be%3F%E2%80%89%E2%80%94%E2%80%89that%20is%20the%20question.   
  
(I think it is from the same author as Shift Happens)

samcarter replying to barbara beeton

"I'm an extinct car model" would make a fun bumper sticker :)

barbara beeton replying to samcarter

True indeed, although from at least the Saab model that I first drove, they were designed to protect the occupants and sacrifice the vehicle.  That's why I still drive a Saab, and hope it lasts as long as I do since they are now effectively extinct.

barbara beeton replying to Skillmon

Quite unexpectedly, the color applied to comments here that are associated with one another, triggered by mouseover, is very similar to the mentioned car color.  Hmmm.

samcarter replying to Skillmon

It would have been fun watch you win the Hacker Jeopardy!

Skillmon replying to samcarter

Concise and on point, just like a good presentation should be.

Skillmon replying to samcarter

:( I'd have loved to be there.

samcarter replying to Skillmon

Indeed! What made it even more funny: something similar actually happened in the slides to one of the earlier talks that day :)

samcarter replying to barbara beeton

I usually choose the theme colour to match the title graphic of the slides - maybe I should give a talk about mustard yellow cars and this colour would match perfectly :)  
  
(it would be a short talk: "Welcome to this talk about mustard yellow cars. As you can all see, their colour match perfectly the theme colour of these slides. Thanks for your attention!")