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1051.
by a9h74j 7y ago
On my Chromebook, I use editor "Caret" which can save back to the original file location (e.g., SD card).
1052.
by a9h74j 7y ago
Does this point of view have or need a name? Something which conveys both the mental model and the possibility? At first thought it might be something like "sandbox javascript to the DOM". Relatedly, I don't know if there is
1053.
by a9h74j 7y ago
I'd be happier if as much thought had gone into better system layering to allow Android kernels etc. to be kept updated. There must be some opportunity cost for humanity to have planned obsolescence over billions of mobile phones.
1054.
by a9h74j 7y ago
FWIW the American psychologist/philosopher William James once compared long spans of attention to weight lifting. The more you do, the more you can do easily.
1055.
by a9h74j 7y ago
In terms of your remark that in counting we start at 1. I'd argue that we start at 0 and repeatedly add one for each item counted. Likewise, in multiplying we start at 1, particularly in this sense: For n>0, n^0 = 1. Multiply 1 by s
1056.
by a9h74j 7y ago
I remember seeing a journal article decades ago: Is the Brain Necessary? I don't remember any other details, only that due to some condition, only a thin shell of active matter remained.
1057.
by a9h74j 7y ago
Agreed. The U.S.-style fixture, floor, pipe flange, and wax ring all have to work together. A terrible interface design. I haven't seen the Australian style, but when I saw a UK style I was very impressed by the pipe-to-pipe link in th
1058.
by a9h74j 7y ago
I like the modular I/O. Partly off topic, but I've imagined an ecosystem where Pi-like SBCs _only_ connect out via USB-C to a powered hub, and from there to physical I/O. Sort of a different take on North Bridge / South
1059.
by a9h74j 7y ago
Likewise. I've always limited myself to TeX, including my own preprocessor. After looking at the article I am glad--for myself, not for the apparent state of the LaTeX ecosystem.
1060.
by a9h74j 7y ago
Just as chemicals have an associated MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet), I imagine hardware and software might come with a DSDS (Date Sensitivity Data Sheet). This inspired by Year 2000, Year 2038, and now Year 2020.
1061.
by a9h74j 7y ago
And a decade before, the distributor DigiKey presented as a one-column advertisement in Popular Electronics, selling 7400 DIP ICs for $0.29 . Inflation-adjusted, that $0.29 now buys a an IC that can run Linux.