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   by masswerk 2y ago

   While not the original setup, thanks to a bit of back-porting, you can play Computer Space on the PDP-1, too: https://www.masswerk.at/icss/
2. 242.▲
   by masswerk 2y ago

   That's not me. Sorry.
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   by masswerk 2y ago

   For an actual GUI on a PDP-1 (the PDP-1 featured a light pen for input), see the very first DECUS proceedings [1], "A World Oceanographic Data Display System" (1962) by Ed Fredkin (who was one of the most ardent proponents of the
4. 244.▲
   by masswerk 2y ago

   I also had a take or two at a "Spacewar! for One". Neither made a dent in the universe. :-) [1] Outer Orbit (closer to Spacewar! and its orbital mechanics): https://www.masswerk.at/outerorbit/ [2] Gravi-o-roi
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   by masswerk 2y ago

   Notably, Spacewar! is not a vector game, rather, it's X/Y point plotting. Meaning, each point is plotted individually on a high-res 1024 x 1024 screen and has to be refreshed regularly by the program in order to stay visible. (Thi
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   by masswerk 2y ago

   Actually, the real thing can be seen (and played) at the Computer History Museum (CHM) in Mountain View/CA. [1][2] As far as I know, there's only one restored and functional PDP-1. (There are some unrestored, like at the Smithsoni
7. 247.▲
   by masswerk 2y ago

   Also, gamepad mappings: https://www.masswerk.at/spacewar/images/gamepad-mappings-hr.... There are also virtual touch controllers. If a touch device is not auto-detected, toggle them on/off with Options Menu (
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   by masswerk 2y ago

   While I also think that this is unrelated to the Fermi paradox, the global threat and real impact of a nuclear exchange wouldn't be direct impact, but the ecological crisis of a nuclear winter.
9. 249.▲
   by masswerk 2y ago

   Conversely, how long would it take the average manager to re-utter any directions they gave the previous day?
10. 250.▲
    by masswerk 2y ago

    I totally forgot about the HSPACE attribute. What a blast from the past! :-)
11. 251.▲
    by masswerk 3y ago

    E.g., Ken Olsen is hardly a household name, founder of DEC, once the second largest and hugely influential computer company, and, while staying modest, then the second richest individual in the US. (If you are using an interactive computer,
12. 252.▲
    by masswerk 3y ago

    On the other hand, Jean-Louis Gassée was well remembered and there had been high expectations regarding an integration of BeOS, and even rumours of Sun maybe acquiring Apple. Compared to this, Jobs' return felt much like a "small
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    by masswerk 3y ago

    To be fair, the fame of Steve Jobs is some of a different story: after his departure from Apple, he had been kind of a persona non grata , and later, with the demise of NeXT (BTW also known for its flat hierarchy and salary structure), not
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    by masswerk 3y ago

    Compare the integer square root algorithm used in "Spacewar!" [1]. So, even by 1960 it should have been possible to implement a square root step instructions for each bit, much like division or multiplication shifts, and progress
15. 255.▲
    by masswerk 3y ago

    A prankster! Help! :-) (What did you do?)
16. 256.▲
    by masswerk 3y ago

    Thanks! (As for the 404, there may be something other, soon.)
17. 257.▲
    by masswerk 3y ago

    Shameless self-promotion: https://www.masswerk.at/404 ( There were several others over the years, here's the previous one: https://www.masswerk.at/status/?404 )
18. 258.▲
    by masswerk 3y ago

    However, wouldn't the inclusion of a coefficient solve this easier in a much more general and flexible way than defining a frame of reference for each individual case?
19. 259.▲
    by masswerk 3y ago

    But, using your own frame of reference, you now need to convert to and fro on each cross-access. I don't really see the advantage. Notably, there is no such thing as an ontological second, it's an abstract measurement unit (loosel
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    by masswerk 3y ago

    As for the good old reference implementation (not "Parameter Efficient Reinforcement Learning" ): my $string = "cat\n"; /cat$/s -> true /cat\Z/s -> true /cat\z/s -> fals
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    by masswerk 3y ago

    Mind that Kant was very much about conflict resolution. So, where is the conflict? In this case, it's about weighing the evils of withholding information from the potential axe murder against participating in his crimes by doing so. Th
22. 262.▲
    by masswerk 3y ago

    One of the advantages is that this can be defined and handled on the prototype level and not just in the instance. Personally, I'd see the interrupt-like catch-all behavior rather as an advantage (all messages are received in a single
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    by masswerk 3y ago

    In the context of coroutines, the nice thing about this is that – as a catch-all trap – it works much like an interrupt that is internal to that specific object. (Of course, only when the GUI thread allows for event processing.) On the one
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    by masswerk 3y ago

    Regarding components, states and encapsulation, also mind the much ignored `Object.prototype.handleEvent`, which has been around since 1997. I, know, it's OO, but it is actually simple: function Counter(buttonElement) { this.
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    by masswerk 3y ago

    I'm personally not from the US, but rather from a city that ist often cited as an example for counteracting irrational prices on the housing market, Vienna. (Back in the 1920s, when rents for a new home where found to be unsustainable
26. 266.▲
    by masswerk 3y ago

    Prices like these seldom go down, that damage is already done. The best to hope for is probably a decrease in price increase.
27. 267.▲
    by masswerk 3y ago

    > I always wondered why this was never implemented Wasn't this in HTTP/1.1 (1997), where you could send chunks to anything that could have a target attribute? (As multipart HTML relied on http chunks, which suffered poor suppor
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    by masswerk 3y ago

    Regarding that last example: the important part is, it does not look the same, nor does it feel the same, since the image is not developed under that regime of light and emphasis and attention. (In a way, there is neither a sense to light
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    by masswerk 3y ago

    Please mind that I wasn't addressing symbolism at all, nor deconstruction. It was more about, "for what I wrote, my intent usually was (…) to evoke emotion." If I know as a reader that there is no genuine expression behind th
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    by masswerk 3y ago

    Well, there's nothing new in this per se, text theory suggested a quasi autonomous "weaving" of texts and imaginary content some 60+ years ago. (Well, it's all about semantic fields and the implications were well known