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--- newsletters:2025-03 [2025/04/01 02:18] – [folk2] osnr
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   * (Andrés) Dot detector — not much progress this month, will get to it early April
-  * (Mason) [[https://github.com/FolkComputer/folk/pull/198|Basic program grouping]] — a program that runs a list of programs, even if they're not visible (it helps with saving table space as programs accumulate, I like stacking the programs below the group!)
+  * ([[https://github.com/smj-edison|Mason Jones]]) [[https://github.com/FolkComputer/folk/pull/198|Basic program grouping]] — a program that runs a list of programs, even if they're not visible (it helps with saving table space as programs accumulate, I like stacking the programs below the group!)
 ==== Folk gadget & QR scanner ====
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 ==== Outreach and other systems ====
-  * [[https://github.com/smj-edison|Mason Jones]] updated the [[https://folk.computer/supercollider|SuperCollider instructions]] to make booting up more consistent:
+  * Mason updated the [[https://folk.computer/supercollider|SuperCollider instructions]] to make booting up more consistent:
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   * Mason and [[https://x.com/_rpf|Rob Fielding]] discussed wanting scrolling in the editor, how to edit printed programs, and physical debugging tools.
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   * Rob got an AAXA 4K1 projector and used it to fashion his own Folk lamp:
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-  * Rob, Naveen Michaud-Agrawal, Paul, and Andrés talked about how to talk about Folk (if you have another way of describing Folk to people, let us know over email or in our Discord):
+  * Rob, Naveen, Paul, and Andrés talked about how to talk about Folk (if you have another way of describing Folk to people, let us know over email or in our Discord):
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   * Omar: finish render-to-texture and make folk2 pull request
   * Maybe start working on dual-camera and self-calibration/refinement tech?
+    * Omar: I'm bothered by the baseline-mediocre state of calibration and think we need some new approaches to keep the system calibrated over time -- maybe self-calibration by periodically projecting a tag somewhere on the table; maybe a lightweight form of calibration that just adjusts extrinsics and is easy; maybe an iterative calibration that continuously adjusts (as opposed to the 10-pose batch status quo) so you can really tune the fringes of the projector-camera volume
   * Andrés: finish video playback
   * Andrés: get dot detector demo working in 3D coordiantes
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   * https://poetical.day
   * https://boofcv.org/index.php?title=Performance:QrCode
+  * https://www.gofundme.com/f/rescue-and-restore-the-aesthedes-1
 ==== Andrés ====
   * [[https://wattenberger.com/thoughts/boo-chatbots|"Why Chatbots Are Not the Future"]] — A really thoughtful piece about how limiting chatbot interfaces are
   * [[https://wattenberger.com/thoughts/our-interfaces-have-lost-their-senses|"Our interfaces have lost their senses"]] — A sequel-of-sorts to the above piece that feel like a very Folk-endorsed idea: computers used to be big and tangible, and as they've gotten smaller, and more convenient, we've also lost all the texture and ability that comes with large, room-scale physical interfaces.