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on July 28, 2022
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Ask HN: Higher order derivatives in everyday life?
When you "scroll" on smart phones, the scroll speed is calculated a bit like a physical simulation with an instantaneous acceleration (second order) by a "flick" on the screen and then set to slowly decrease the scroll speed (first order).
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