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timbit42··on Ideas on modernizing the open-source desktop
So a developer who doesn't force their opinion on the users? One that is NOT opinionated, as your first comment stated?
timbit42··on Ideas on modernizing the open-source desktop
> The biggest problem with UX developers is they know better than you AND force you into their paradigm. They came on the scene and decided "Choice is Bad" coupled with "Our way or the highway".

Reminds me of GNOME3.

timbit42··on Ideas on modernizing the open-source desktop
> Scott Jenson has been working on user interfaces (UIs) and user experience (UX) for many years at Apple, Google, and other companies.

Well, that's not encouraging.

timbit42··on Nissan's third generation e-POWER powertrain
It's amazing no one has yet beat the efficiency of the hybrid model Toyota designed 30 years ago.
timbit42··on Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in UK
Which costs money...
timbit42··on Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in UK
Are you sure? I'm only paying 14¢ per kWh.
timbit42··on A brief history of Windows scroll bar shortcuts
When you want to go somewhere, the scroll bar doesn't show where anything is so how do you know where somewhere is?

I've never found it of any use.

timbit42··on Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived
This reminds me of when I used to think it would be cool to rewrite Empire in COBOL.
timbit42··on I don't like passkeys
How does a person sync their passkeys between devices?
timbit42··on Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'
Over 60% of Canada's energy comes from hydro

15% nuclear

6% wind

5% natural gas

3% bioenergy

2% solar

1% oil

timbit42··on Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'
Yep.
timbit42··on Canada welcomes EU proposal to become 'associate member'
There are so many things PP doesn't comprehend.
timbit42··on EU chief opens door for Canada to become 'associate member'
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.
timbit42··on Oil Executives Say the Great Fuel Crisis Is Here
Still paywalled.
timbit42··on Logo Programming Language
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 + 3

timbit42··on Logo Programming
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 16-bit implementations like Amiga Logo. Before that I think it was on mini-computers.
timbit42··on Logo Programming
Scratch is essentially Logo with draggable blocks instead of typing.
timbit42··on Logo Programming
Well, Scratch essentially is Logo, but with dragging bricks instead of typing.
timbit42··on Logo Programming
The fourth one is probably Forth.
timbit42··on Carmakers Have a New Idea to Boost EV Range: Add a Gas Engine
Correct, the Chevy Volt isn't as efficient as the Toyota Prius Prime.
timbit42··on Switzerland's Federal Government Is Replacing Microsoft on 3k Computers
It's easier to replace apps with ones that are available on both Windows and Linux, then later switch to Linux.
timbit42··on Making a Python interpreter in 1024 bytes
The first line of the article answers this.
timbit42··on Making a Python interpreter in 1024 bytes
Tiny BASIC is under 4K. Bare bones Forths are about 4K.
timbit42··on Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
Easier to trade in London.
timbit42··on Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold from US citing 'geopolitical unrest'
Too long to fit screen of Commodore VIC-20.
timbit42··on The largest electric aircraft just flew [video]
Steve Jobs didn't have to deal with FAA safety requirements.
timbit42··on The largest electric aircraft just flew [video]
Watch the end.
timbit42··on The largest electric aircraft just flew [video]
The X1, which is what flew, is all electric. The ES-30, their proposed product, is hybrid.
timbit42··on Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO
It doesn't block all tracking.
timbit42··on Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO
It doesn't block all tracking.
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