4.8.1 Top new questions this week

4.8.1.1 How can I adaptively simplify a curved shape?

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/137937/how-can-i-adaptively-simplify-a-curved-shape

 
For the purposes of creating a publication-quality plot marker I wish to convert a font glyph into a simplified Polygon where points are taken adaptively according to curvature of the boundary.  ...
 

- asked by Alexey Popkov (22 votes), answered by Szabolcs (29 votes)

4.8.1.2 Can Mathematica be used to make anamorphic distortions like these?

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/137853/can-mathematica-be-used-to-make-anamorphic-distortions-like-these

 
We have all see these sidewalk and street images that appear to be 3D based on the viewers perspective, but then wildly distort when viewed from a different perspective. 
 
 
 
 
 
Seems to me anamorphic  ...
 

- asked by R Hall (12 votes), answered by Simon Woods (10 votes)

4.8.1.3 How to implement lane-change rules for Nagel Schreckenberg model

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138138/how-to-implement-lane-change-rules-for-nagel-schreckenberg-model

 
I am trying to extend the Nagel-Schreckenberg model for traffic flow to include two lanes of traffic. 
 
I have a function that generates information about a random initial road configuration. A road  ...
 

- asked by jlrawden (11 votes), answered by Ali Hashmi (5 votes)

4.8.1.4 How to make a custom NN layer in Mathematica?

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138230/how-to-make-a-custom-nn-layer-in-mathematica

 
Is there a way to create our own custom layers for Neural Networks in Mathematica ? I suspect it should be possible, any pointers or directions on how to go about it? 
 
I am interested in  ...
 

- asked by Andy Stow Away 9votes

4.8.1.5 How to build private function with built-in function's option

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138126/how-to-build-private-function-with-built-in-functions-option

 
Since this code work well: 
 
Needs["GeneralUtilities`"] 
GeneralUtilities`BenchmarkPlot[{SortBy[#, Identity] &, Sort}, Range, 
"IncludeFits" -> True, TimeConstraint -> 8] 
 
 
 
 
I want to set  ...
 

- asked by yode (9 votes), answered by Mr.Wizard (11 votes)

4.8.1.6 Doing combinations of sub-sublists

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/138178/doing-combinations-of-sub-sublists

 
To create a list of all the possible combinations of a sublist. 
I have a list, somewhat resembling the following format: 
 
{{{a1, a2}, {b1}}, {{a1, a2}, {c1, c2}}, {{a1, a2}, {c1, c2}, {d1, d2}}} 
 
 
...
 

- asked by Andrew Johnson (8 votes), answered by halirutan (11 votes)

4.8.1.7 Warning: FrontEnd crash with `Graphics@InfiniteLine` for unknown symbolic coordinates

http://mathematica.stackexchange.com/questions/137847/warning-frontend-crash-with-graphicsinfiniteline-for-unknown-symbolic-coordi

 
Bug introduced in 10.0 and persisting through 11.0.1 
InfiniteLine is new in 10.0. 
 
 
[CASE:3840702] From your description, I gather you are noticing an unexpected crash 
while trying to evaluate  ...
 

- asked by masterxilo 8votes