Avoiding Trigonometry (2013)

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ND	Avoiding Trigonometry (2013) (iquilezles.org)
	207 points by WithinReason 16 hours ago \| 63 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0

Summary ~lite

The article argues against the excessive use of trigonometry in computer graphics, providing an example of how to simplify a 3D rotation function using vector operations.

Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai-psq · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available

Longitudinal 352 HN snapshots · 38 evals

Audit Trail 58 entries

2026-03-13 01:29	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-13 01:29	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 01:18	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.08)	- -
2026-03-13 01:18	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 01:18	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-13 00:57	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-13 00:57	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-13 00:52	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.08)	- -
2026-03-13 00:52	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-13 00:52	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-13 00:15	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.321 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-13 00:15	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.32 (Moderate positive)
2026-03-13 00:12	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Mild negative (-0.24)	- -
2026-03-13 00:12	eval	Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: -0.24 (Mild negative)
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics
2026-03-13 00:12	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-3.3-70b-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-12 23:59	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims)	- -
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2026-03-12 23:49	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.08)	- -
2026-03-12 23:49	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 23:49	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-12 23:18	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-12 23:18	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 22:35	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.08)	- -
2026-03-12 22:35	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 22:35	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-12 22:03	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-12 22:03	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 21:52	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.08)	- -
2026-03-12 21:52	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 21:52	rater_validation_warn	Lite validation warnings for model llama-4-scout-wai: 1W 0R	- -
2026-03-12 21:22	eval_success	PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims)	- -
2026-03-12 21:22	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 21:17	eval_success	Lite evaluated: Neutral (-0.08)	- -
2026-03-12 21:17	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 21:01	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 20:57	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 19:58	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 19:51	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 18:31	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 18:21	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 16:59	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 16:56	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 15:49	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 15:44	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 14:19	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 14:16	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 13:38	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 13:34	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 12:57	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 12:55	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 12:22	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
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	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 11:54	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 11:53	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 11:34	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-12 11:34	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral) 0.00
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion
2026-03-12 11:10	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive)
2026-03-12 11:09	eval	Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: -0.08 (Neutral)
	reasoning Technical article on computer graphics and mathematics, no human rights discussion

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