SiLK

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Last edited Dec 27, 2016

Created on Dec 27, 2016

SiLK renders a continuously evolving, circular line drawing on a black canvas. A white curved path stretches from the center to a randomly selected point on the circumference, with each new segment appearing every 50 milliseconds. The drawing fades gradually as semi-transparent black rectangles overlay the previous frame, creating a persistent yet decaying trace. The visualization uses D3 v4 for canvas selection and color utilities, while all drawing happens directly through the Canvas `getContext('2d')` API, employing `quadraticCurveTo` for the curved strokes and `fillRect` for the fade effect.

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forked from <a href='http://bl.ocks.org/SleepyHarry/'>SleepyHarry</a>'s block: <a href='http://bl.ocks.org/SleepyHarry/57a94dc08a79e16c72cec2270db012b0'>SiLK I</a>

forked from <a href='http://bl.ocks.org/SleepyHarry/'>SleepyHarry</a>'s block: <a href='http://bl.ocks.org/SleepyHarry/1018ea6e0b5d5bad2be16c473cfc4a49'>SiLK II</a>

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