timbit42

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by timbit42 6d ago
How does a person sync their passkeys between devices?
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by timbit42 6d ago
Over 60% of Canada's energy comes from hydro 15% nuclear 6% wind 5% natural gas 3% bioenergy 2% solar 1% oil
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by timbit42 6d ago
Yep.
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by timbit42 6d ago
There are so many things PP doesn't comprehend.
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by timbit42 8d ago
I like solar panels and windmills because they bring a lot of freedom from oil, an unstable and sometimes scarce commodity, even if the solar and turbines are purchased from China.
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by timbit42 11d ago
Still paywalled.
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by timbit42 14d ago
The main difference is Logo has fixed arity and so doesn't need parens. Lisp has variable arity and so needs parens. So in Lisp you can say: > (+ 1 2 3) and it will add all the numbers together. In Logo, you have to say: > 1 + 2
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by timbit42 14d ago
I have a list of about 32 8-bit Logo implementations and the earliest is 1981 (Krell's and Terrapin on the Apple II). The latest is 1986 (Logotron on the BBC Micro). There were also 16-bit versions for DOS. After that there were other
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by timbit42 14d ago
Scratch is essentially Logo with draggable blocks instead of typing.
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by timbit42 14d ago
Well, Scratch essentially is Logo, but with dragging bricks instead of typing.
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by timbit42 14d ago
The fourth one is probably Forth.
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by timbit42 17d ago
Correct, the Chevy Volt isn't as efficient as the Toyota Prius Prime.
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by timbit42 19d ago
It's easier to replace apps with ones that are available on both Windows and Linux, then later switch to Linux.
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by timbit42 19d ago
The first line of the article answers this.
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by timbit42 19d ago
Tiny BASIC is under 4K. Bare bones Forths are about 4K.
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by timbit42 20d ago
Easier to trade in London.
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by timbit42 22d ago
Too long to fit screen of Commodore VIC-20.
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by timbit42 22d ago
Steve Jobs didn't have to deal with FAA safety requirements.
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by timbit42 22d ago
Watch the end.
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by timbit42 22d ago
The X1, which is what flew, is all electric. The ES-30, their proposed product, is hybrid.
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by timbit42 24d ago
It doesn't block all tracking.
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by timbit42 24d ago
It doesn't block all tracking.
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by timbit42 25d ago
It doesn't block all the tracking.
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by timbit42 1mo ago
It'll be better than the trade we have with the US as long as we don't reach the amount of trade we have with the US. Ideally I'd rather not have more than 20% of our trade with any one country.
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by timbit42 1mo ago
They said, 'governments worldwide'.
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by timbit42 1mo ago
What about export tariffs instead?
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by timbit42 1mo ago
In my mind, the goal isn't to replace the US with China, but to lean into many countries, China being necessary due to being the only place to get many things. In the end, the goal isn't trade with China with as high a percentage
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by timbit42 1mo ago
Such exaggeration.
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by timbit42 1mo ago
They were tricked into throwing it away.
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by timbit42 1mo ago
Japan's is over 200% now.

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