eggy

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   by eggy 3y ago

   Ilachinski's book cites Wolfram's 1980s article as a pivotal moment on top of the previous history with CA, but he goes into everything - complexity, CA, neural networks, genetic algorithms, etc. It is an amazing book, and I thoro
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   by eggy 3y ago

   You are right, but I only use it for hacking. It's amazing how many people freak out when you say you have it as the main boot OS on a laptop. I have been programming since 1978 (Commodore PET 2001), and started hacking back in 1987 in
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   by eggy 3y ago

   I get this all the time. I use the Kali box strictly for hacking, security, etc. I have Windows and Mac for work. I have another Linux notebook running Debian.
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   by eggy 3y ago

   I now run Kali Linux on my 2012/13 Lenovo T430u, and it works fine without any upgrades. I bought it in Macau when I was living over there from late 2009 until end of 2015. I used it in the field in harsh environments for all sorts of
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   by eggy 3y ago

   Re-reading parts of Andrew Ilachinski's, 'Cellular Automata: A Discrete Universe' and Wolfram's 'A New Kind of Science', and this classification intrigued me. I was looking for more than the statement on the cl
6. 396.▲
   by eggy 3y ago

   I like the unique hash thing like Unison, but it also has an Urbit/Nock/Hoon vibe aside from IPFS one you mentioned. I'll check it out tomorrow. Ilike the examples and syntax. Types - yay!
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   by eggy 4y ago

   Love the name Lunatik. I was just playing with HolyC the other day, and how it can not only script, but update, the running OS, TempleOS. The idea of XDPLua replacing NFLua sounds like a more powerful way to filter network traffic per this
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   by eggy 4y ago

   Glad to see a Zig Build for Raylib. I am using Zig to compile most of my C stuff now as I learn Zig. This makes Zig much more attractive to anyone considering learning it. It's easier than Make and CMake for me.
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   by eggy 4y ago

   Yes, that's the Yggdrasil project; you can use any port of Shen to create code in Shen bringing type checking to Python or JavaScript for example. Does Gerbil really have a lot of real-world projects vs. Shen? I am trying to use Shen f
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    by eggy 4y ago

    I am not sure what you mean by "remote compilation". I know there was Shen Professional that required a monthly subscription and it was on the server, however, Shen is available in different PL ports for free and local use. It is
11. 401.▲
    by eggy 4y ago

    If this came out in 1978 when I first started to program, I would be in better shape than most current-day crossfitters!
12. 402.▲
    by eggy 4y ago

    And that is 379 LOC for an Asteroids clone which includes some inline defined math functions instead of an include to an external math lib. Raylib is great for the GuI stuff (it is an immediate mode GUI, because games), and it is written in
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    by eggy 4y ago

    I was considering Shen[1] for this type of use, since it is implemented in many languages. It is a Lisp with built-in Prolog. Feature list from the site's main page: pattern matching, lambda calculus consistency, macros f
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    by eggy 4y ago

    I would recommend reading Andrew Ilachinski's, "Cellular Automata, A Discrete Universe" as mentioned in my original submission post above: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/4702#t
15. 405.▲
    by eggy 4y ago

    I agree. I prefer Shen, but Janet has been intriguing me for the past few years. Darn, I'm going to spend the weekend (nights) playing with Janet!
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    by eggy 4y ago

    This book set me off on CA: Cellular Automata A Discrete Universe. It's a great read and quite dense. I peruse it constantly for ideas and information. https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/470
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    3D Cellular Automata and GOL in the J programming language(archive.vector.org.uk)

    34 points by eggy 4y ago|11 comments
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    by eggy 4y ago

    I was looking into APL and Futhark using tail2futhark a while ago, but this looks great! I'm a big fan of Nils work and I bought the Klong book last year. I usually use J or APL, but the time series data frame example with Grafana is
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    by eggy 4y ago

    Or you could try J. Another terse array language that uses ASCII symbols. https://www.jsoftware.com/#/
20. 410.▲
    by eggy 4y ago

    My point was that mathematical symbols are also context dependent and yet they work and are useful, so I don't get your argument of context dependency against APL's symbols.
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    by eggy 4y ago

    I love APL and I use J too as desktop calculators up to programming some quick mathy things for work and fun. My latest love is APRIL (Array Programming Re-Imagined in Lisp) [1]. It allows me to use the libraries and legacy of Lisp for a lo
22. 412.▲
    by eggy 4y ago

    >They are, ρ5 is not the same as 2ρ5. And +5 is not the same as 2+5. One is a sign and the other addition...
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    by eggy 4y ago

    I was making carvings for the wooden kayaks that were built from 4mm CNC'd Okouame plywood I cut on the same table. I also started a business, The Wooden Image, where people could upload a photo, preview a rendering of the bas relief c
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    by eggy 4y ago

    Good to see this happening, although aside from the memory-safety, thread-safety bit, how does it compare to SPARK[1], which I am currently using due to its legacy of being used for real-world applications for a couple of decades. SPARK has
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    by eggy 4y ago

    This is great. I will have a look later tonight for sure. I used a NASA shape-from-shading algorithm as the basis of a Python script I wrote for Blender3D back in the early 2000s to turn photos into 3D bas reliefs for carving on my 4'x
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    by eggy 4y ago

    I was referring to the 10-year period from 2013 to 2023. Yes, it was only about 6 years before they turned a profit with 2019 to 2022/23 being profitable. I said 'almost', since the data I was viewing ended 2022.
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    by eggy 4y ago

    Tesla turned a profit in 2019 and on. It was negative 2013 to 2018, so almost 10 years. How much of the lost billions was money given to Ford by the US government?
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    by eggy 4y ago

    Just caught your "curtain puller" reference. I have designed a stage lift that travels at 4 ft/s from below stage after a sloat moves 6 ft/s out of its way to reveal 7 performers on stage after a poof of smoke. A sloat i
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    by eggy 4y ago

    True, I was just offering up an example on the software end, but it has to do with hobbyist embedded people think they can make an Arduino sketch for safety-critical applications. I am more concerned with hardware issues, since the plethora
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    by eggy 4y ago

    Yes, but just look around you on a crowded bus or train. Most people are walking or riding with their heads down at the phone. You are the exception.