# Offtopic

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## [Julia better rewritten in rust?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-better-rewritten-in-rust/84151)

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**Author:** [@Yebjhar\_Wulden](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Yebjhar_Wulden)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2022, 12:33pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-better-rewritten-in-rust/84151 "2022-08-03T12:33:53Z")

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seeing the julia code is actually wrtten in c++, scheme, c and mainly julia so comes a question to my mind what if the c++/c code were rewritten in rust? or haskell basically any memory-safe good-performance language? …

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## [Funny things from Julia YT channel](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/funny-things-from-julia-yt-channel/84273)

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**Author:** [@KZiemian](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/KZiemian)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/funny-things-from-julia-yt-channel/84273 "2022-08-05T19:24:35Z")

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This is just off topic for funny things that were said about Julia on Julia YT channel. I hope that they make you smile like they made me. Feel free to add all others funny about Julia that you see or hear. It should n…

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## [Better Cryptography and Blockchain Support](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/better-cryptography-and-blockchain-support/85043)

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**Author:** [@Joe\_Schnetzler](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Joe_Schnetzler)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/better-cryptography-and-blockchain-support/85043 "2022-08-01T08:55:02Z")

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Hello all! Founder of Defund Finance (https://defund.app/) and Calypso here. I am a huge Julia user but tend to always be in Goland, Rust, or Nodejs when developing for my blockchain companies. There is a lot of use case…

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## [Looking for interactive statistical graphs](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/looking-for-interactive-statistical-graphs/84950)

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**Author:** [@amrods](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/amrods)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/looking-for-interactive-statistical-graphs/84950 "2022-07-28T23:34:41Z")

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Is there a free repo for interactive web apps illustrating statistical concepts? Something like the Wolfram Demonstrations Project, but made with no proprietary software that can run directly from the browser. For examp…

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## [ToroMicroVM](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/toromicrovm/84734)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 9:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/toromicrovm/84734 "2022-07-26T09:18:04Z")

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I saw this mentioned in the OpenMPI mailing list. It sounds pretty interesting. Is there any relevance to Julia?

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## [FORTRAN history](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fortran-history/84735)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 7:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/fortran-history/84735 "2022-07-25T07:55:40Z")

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This is well worth a read, regarding FORTRAN https://twitter.com/PulpLibrarian/status/1551296747699376131?t=jkcrt0gxiq31UxOX1hs0SA&s=09

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## [Software (including Julia?) as Crash-only systems](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/software-including-julia-as-crash-only-systems/83839)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 1:52pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/software-including-julia-as-crash-only-systems/83839 "2022-07-06T13:52:23Z")

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Your apps (and that’s, currently, your responsibility) should be “crash-only systems”, but possibly Julia (as a “component” of your system), should also be “crash-only software”: Crash-only software is software that …

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## [Early Adopters Be Happy!](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/early-adopters-be-happy/83813)

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**Author:** [@uje](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/uje)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/early-adopters-be-happy/83813 "2022-07-06T01:27:21Z")

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As Achilles was told in the movie, City Of Troy, “\[Python’s\] glory will become its doom”; and it certainly did. Python was or ‘is’ essentially a forerunner to the programming language called “JULIA” (you would find out …

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## [Is a digital tablet useful for videoconferences?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-a-digital-tablet-useful-for-videoconferences/76101)

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**Author:** [@Juan](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Juan)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 11:54am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-a-digital-tablet-useful-for-videoconferences/76101 "2022-07-05T11:54:12Z")

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Hello. Do you think a digital tablet could be useful to quickly draw diagrams, equations… while speaking with Teams, Zoom… or even on a on-site in-person conference? Or it’s gonna be another unused and expensive piece…

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## [Salary per month doing a project on quatum computing being a undergraduate?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/salary-per-month-doing-a-project-on-quatum-computing-being-a-undergraduate/83671)

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**Author:** [@suavesito](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/suavesito)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2022, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/salary-per-month-doing-a-project-on-quatum-computing-being-a-undergraduate/83671 "2022-07-05T00:40:22Z")

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Hi! A friend of mine has been acepted to do a project programmed in Julia in Quantumz about tensor contraction algorithms. They asked him what is his expected salary, and he asked me but I don’t know what to tell him. …

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## [Mathworks' Matlab vs Python over time](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mathworks-matlab-vs-python-over-time/83612)

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**Author:** [@minetest2048](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/minetest2048)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mathworks-matlab-vs-python-over-time/83612 "2022-07-04T09:00:25Z")

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Compare 2019: where they try to bash python as hard as possible with now: where they accept the current reality

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## [Test if Julia is installed](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/test-if-julia-is-installed/83703)

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**Author:** [@s3alfisc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/s3alfisc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/test-if-julia-is-installed/83703 "2022-07-04T01:19:11Z")

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Hi all, Is there a simple & OS-independent way to check if Julia is installed? Is it further possible to check ‘on-the-fly’ which Julia version is installed? My use case: I am running tests of an R package against a Ju…

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## [Unicode 15.0 (beta) and sorting/collation](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unicode-15-0-beta-and-sorting-collation/83090)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2022, 3:22pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/unicode-15-0-beta-and-sorting-collation/83090 "2022-07-02T15:22:48Z")

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A. Unicode 15 is in beta, just as Julia 1.8-rc1 is catching up to 14.0 (few, if any, programming languages already support 14.0.0, Python 3.11.0b3 does, but unclear if backported to current Python). Julia could be first…

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## [Learning AI from scratch](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/learning-ai-from-scratch/82036)

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**Author:** [@gudyrmik](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/gudyrmik)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/learning-ai-from-scratch/82036 "2022-07-01T17:28:09Z")

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Hello Julians, need an advice on several topics, please. (1) A starting point from the scratch into AI (ML example: not fit/predict/dashboard, but rather scientifical way) is Calculus, Linear Algebra and Probability The…

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## [AMD GPU and CPU top 1 supercomputer, 1.1 exaflops (and other 10+ "AI exaflops")](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/amd-gpu-and-cpu-top-1-supercomputer-1-1-exaflops-and-other-10-ai-exaflops/83527)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2022, 4:54pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/amd-gpu-and-cpu-top-1-supercomputer-1-1-exaflops-and-other-10-ai-exaflops/83527 "2022-06-29T16:54:45Z")

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In case people missed it, there’s a new top 1, exascale, supercomputer out, Frontier. A. And it’s 50% more power-efficient than anything out there. Intel and Nvidia are almost gone from the top 10 list of top500 and gr…

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## [Can Julia do this algorithm faster?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-julia-do-this-algorithm-faster/74516)

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**Author:** [@jzakiya](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/jzakiya)\
**Replies:** 56\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-julia-do-this-algorithm-faster/74516 "2022-06-27T19:53:50Z")

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So I’ve developed the fastest algorithm to find Twin (Cousin) Primes. Here’s the paper on it. If you’re REALLY interested in the math also check out these: and its video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCUiPknHtfY …

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## [Discourse logo - dark mode](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-logo-dark-mode/83274)

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**Author:** [@Iagoba\_Apellaniz](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Iagoba_Apellaniz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 1:58am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/discourse-logo-dark-mode/83274 "2022-06-24T01:58:16Z")

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Logo cannot be seen in dark mode

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## [So, does GH actions just let me execute code for free on Microsoft's servers...?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/so-does-gh-actions-just-let-me-execute-code-for-free-on-microsofts-servers/83003)

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**Author:** [@maxkapur](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/maxkapur)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/so-does-gh-actions-just-let-me-execute-code-for-free-on-microsofts-servers/83003 "2022-06-22T16:08:57Z")

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When I push an update to my Julia package in GitHub, I have set it up to automatically run a bunch of workflows, such as CompatHelper.jl which checks for updates in my package dependencies, and a Documenter.jl script tha…

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## [Interesting quote about JAX by Viral Shah in an article in Business Insider](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interesting-quote-about-jax-by-viral-shah-in-an-article-in-business-insider/82978)

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**Author:** [@akvsak](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/akvsak)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/interesting-quote-about-jax-by-viral-shah-in-an-article-in-business-insider/82978 "2022-06-18T17:34:28Z")

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“JAX is a feat of engineering,” said Viral Shah, creator of the Julia programming language that experts frequently compare to JAX. “I think of JAX as a separate programming language that happens to be instantiated throu…

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## [Change of internal energy with time-variable mass](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-of-internal-energy-with-time-variable-mass/82509)

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**Author:** [@asprionj](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/asprionj)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/change-of-internal-energy-with-time-variable-mass/82509 "2022-06-17T17:01:28Z")

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I hope there’s a thermodynamic superhero to the rescue… :wink: The problem seems simple. There’s an open control volume (of fixed volume), filled with an incompressible fluid, that changes its density with temperature. …

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## [Gratuitous, Annoying Changes for Julie 2.0](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gratuitous-annoying-changes-for-julie-2-0/66170)

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**Author:** [@blackeneth](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/blackeneth)\
**Replies:** 64\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2022, 5:36pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/gratuitous-annoying-changes-for-julie-2-0/66170 "2022-06-17T17:36:28Z")

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In a another thread (that has gone on way longer than I expected) @StefanKarpinski stated we are not interesting in making gratuitous annoying changes in Julia 2.0. Where some may hear an idea and say, “Why?”, I see …

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## [MIT licensed code writing file in GPL licensed format](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mit-licensed-code-writing-file-in-gpl-licensed-format/82308)

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**Author:** [@Jae-Mo\_Lihm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Jae-Mo_Lihm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 8:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/mit-licensed-code-writing-file-in-gpl-licensed-format/82308 "2022-06-07T20:14:55Z")

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There is a file format whose specification is written only in a GPL-licensed code. Is it okay for me to look at that code and create a function that writes in the same format in an MIT-licensed package?

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## [How do I fix deprecated audio cues?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-fix-deprecated-audio-cues/82258)

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**Author:** [@Soldalma](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Soldalma)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2022, 5:14pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-do-i-fix-deprecated-audio-cues/82258 "2022-06-05T17:14:58Z")

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After installing version 1.7.3 I noticed that there was a Problem in the following line in settings.json: "audioCues.enabled": "on", The message is: "Deprecated. Use the specific setting for each audio cue instead (au…

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## [Can this equation be modeled by julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-this-equation-be-modeled-by-julia/81527)

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**Author:** [@Achraf\_el\_fadli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Achraf_el_fadli)\
**Replies:** 25\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 8:15pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/can-this-equation-be-modeled-by-julia/81527 "2022-05-25T20:15:56Z")

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## [What does RR and xx mean?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-rr-and-xx-mean/81624)

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**Author:** [@Raymond](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Raymond)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2022, 3:31am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-does-rr-and-xx-mean/81624 "2022-05-25T03:31:01Z")

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Dear all, I have an simple question about Finance. What does RR and xx mean in USD10YT = RR and USD10YT =xx?

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## [Is it ever logical to have arrays without indexing (diag(A) seems to be such a case, logical conclusion of generic programming)?](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-ever-logical-to-have-arrays-without-indexing-diag-a-seems-to-be-such-a-case-logical-conclusion-of-generic-programming/81471)

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**Author:** [@Palli](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Palli)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/is-it-ever-logical-to-have-arrays-without-indexing-diag-a-seems-to-be-such-a-case-logical-conclusion-of-generic-programming/81471 "2022-05-22T23:31:30Z")

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It seems like an absurd question, but is the logical conclusion I got to (for Vectors) through, yes, a contrived usage of OffsetArrays, explained here: Add an abstract type signaling e.g. OffsetArray safe to use (also ad…

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## [Rust vs Julia](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/rust-vs-julia/11979)

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**Author:** [@blindseer](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/blindseer)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2022, 8:10am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/rust-vs-julia/11979 "2022-05-19T08:10:14Z")

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I’d like to compare the use of Julia to Rust for an application in mind that involves a lot of matrix operations and parallelization. I wanted to get informed opinions from the Julia community. Have people here used Rust…

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## [Website to obtain point coordinates from printed plot](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/website-to-obtain-point-coordinates-from-printed-plot/80395)

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**Author:** [@amrods](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/amrods)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/website-to-obtain-point-coordinates-from-printed-plot/80395 "2022-05-04T00:36:13Z")

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Some time ago I remember seeing, perhaps in Twitter, a website in which you could upload say a jpeg of a plot and it has tools that allow you to recover the coordinates of points in that plot. Does anyone know that webs…

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## [Nvidia Jetson Nano](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/nvidia-jetson-nano/22053)

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**Author:** [@johnh](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/johnh)\
**Replies:** 39\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/nvidia-jetson-nano/22053 "2022-04-30T12:48:51Z")

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Juilia already runs on the Raspberry Pi. Would this be a good system for prototyping Flux.jl applications? Maybe a bit short on memory.

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## [Shout out to JuliaConnectoR and DataFrames.jl / Tables.jl](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shout-out-to-juliaconnector-and-dataframes-jl-tables-jl/80090)

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**Author:** [@RobertGregg](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/RobertGregg)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/shout-out-to-juliaconnector-and-dataframes-jl-tables-jl/80090 "2022-04-26T20:01:08Z")

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I’m impressed at how smoothly these two packages worked together for me just now! I was creating a Julia to R interface for a little package I’m developing and noticed that the JuliaConnectoR package could directly tran…

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