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   by jonsen 7y ago

   Which the author explains near the end of the article.
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   by jonsen 7y ago

   “UniFLEX is a Unix-like operating system ... for the Motorola 6809”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/UniFLEX
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   by jonsen 7y ago

   “...the results of a particular survey are worthless if the questionnaire is written inadequately”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survey_methodology#Questionn...
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   by jonsen 7y ago

   In a lightning the electrons move a considerable distance, but even there the speed is relatively low. Also astonishing is to calculate the weight, or mass, of the electrons participating in a lightning discharge. So little mass, so much en
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   by jonsen 7y ago

   “A batteri” is direct current.
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   by jonsen 7y ago

   https://mate.bike/
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   by jonsen 7y ago

   The math stuff is not quite alright if you compare it to the PDF. Besides that the PDF is absolutely preferable on iPad Safari.
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   by jonsen 7y ago

   If you know your powers of two 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512 conversion from miles to kilometers is just two steps lexicographically 1, 128, 16, 2, 256, 32, 4, 512, 64, 8 Ex.: 32 miles is 51.2 kilometers 80 miles
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   by jonsen 7y ago

   Take the book as a specification, then make your own Forth implementation. Edit: Starting Forth also by Brodie would probably be a better “spec” for implementing a Forth.
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    by jonsen 7y ago

    I actually got it in my mail today. $30 plus shipping. Keep an eye on price fluctuations.
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    Possible Link Between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and ADHD(verywellhealth.com)

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    by jonsen 7y ago

    If you zoom you can see he is a coauthor of the book in the upper left corner.
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    by jonsen 7y ago

    It is thought-provoking that this is necessary. We have all lived through more than decade (K-12) filled with presentations.
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    Order in randomness with the aid of some improbably elaborate sets(aeon.co)

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    by jonsen 7y ago

    As in Not EAT PICtures, oKay ?
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    The NATO Phonetic Alphabet: What It Is and How to Use It(effectiviology.com)

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    by jonsen 7y ago

    or a guarantee they are not fakes. “Look Sean! Two holes in this one. Call in the swats.”
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    by jonsen 7y ago

    RIF?? Rest in feace?
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    by jonsen 7y ago

    Glass. Matt rough surface on the writing side. Painted on the backside. Could be with grid, dots and the like. The thickness and transparency of the glass makes the chalk-writings cast a subtle shadow which gives a pleasant aura of expressi
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    by jonsen 7y ago

    Go forth and get that reversed.
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    by jonsen 7y ago

    [2] really interesting. A shame the preview only covers the table of contents. There’s a search feature, but you are not allowed to see the search results :-/
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    by jonsen 7y ago

    Of the pages of officers whom the Plain View researchers could positively identify, about 1 in 5 of the current officers, and 2 in 5 of the retired officers, made public posts or comments that met that threshold — typically by displaying b
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    by jonsen 7y ago

    walking speed as 88.69 m/s cm/s ?
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    by jonsen 7y ago

    Tangential anecdote: I once entered used-book store looking for and old math book. Noone there except a grumpy looking man with a wild hair and a big beard sitting at a desk in the far corner. I start browsing the shelves. “WHAT ARE YOU LOO
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    by jonsen 7y ago

    Clickwait
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    by jonsen 8y ago

    ...he should have used was a hole, as in a hole in the ground... He did, I think. Why else would he show an interest in the hollow part of the cup?
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    by jonsen 8y ago

    -6-7-8 == -8-7-6 == -7-8-6 == ... How does this rely on associativity? It does not rely on parenthetical associativity. The operator is of course associated with an operand, but that’s not what is meant by associativity.
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    by jonsen 8y ago

    Take subtraction. The binary operator - is not commutative in the sense that a - b is not equal to b - a. But a - b commutes to - b + a. Any number of +or-with-operand can be arranged in any order. This is commutativity in general. See th
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    by jonsen 8y ago

    A given pocket can contain many more invariants than implementations.
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    by jonsen 8y ago

    You're implicitly relying on a consistent left-to-right evaluation order, That’s standard, I think.