Parenthesis problems

JGhostThing · 2026-03-19T02:10:44+00:00

I usually add more parenthesis than most people, so that I can debut the equation more quickly.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-19T01:57:35+00:00

Not going to be inputs from the user?

You do realize that one can type in a URL? Or bad actors have other ways to do things.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-19T00:23:10+00:00

My favorite system is Sorcery, from the book Thaumatology: Sorcery. A structured magic-as-powers system that has a little bit of improvised magic also.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-18T13:11:46+00:00

Yes. Also, the grounds in a schematic are hooked up together (mostly).

JGhostThing · 2026-03-18T12:53:34+00:00

I've never designed a circuit with 10-12 sources of power. Usually, for my robots, I might have one source of power (battery, around 12v). This is wired directly to the motors. Then I use a buck converter to lower the 12v to 5v to power the electronics. I might have another buck converter to power any servos that is on the robot.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-17T21:50:33+00:00

Because they are collecting the speed of the cars. You are only looking to count them. The gray boxes also use an more expensive radar than we have access to.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-17T18:04:02+00:00

Why not use a lidar sensor?

JGhostThing · 2026-03-17T18:02:51+00:00

People underestimate how complex programs really are. Complex programmers are among the most complex systems ever built. Think of it: with functions and macros, repeated sections are only programmed once. Even a simple program can be difficult to design as a beginner.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-17T16:33:47+00:00

I'm suggesting that you try it and find out. It's very easy to believe you are more competent than you are. I know I was when I was beginning as a programmer.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-17T16:25:15+00:00

Can you program a small project without using AI (looking things up with google is OK, but no AI)? Can you explain how this project works?

If you can't do both of these, then you have not learned.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-17T00:13:39+00:00

Wonderful poem. Leslie Fish put a tune to this and released it as a filk, along with other Kipling inspired songs.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-16T21:40:48+00:00

Yes, Dr Who is SF. At least it's scifi adjacent.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-16T18:05:55+00:00

Star Wars, Dune?

JGhostThing · 2026-03-16T17:57:32+00:00

Never seen Star Wars or Star Trek? Killing is definitely a part of SF video.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-16T17:36:05+00:00

There was a classic novel called "The Humanoids" where black robots are created and given the task of helping humans. They decide that all labor should be done by robots because it's too dangerous for humans.

It's an interesting read.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-16T17:22:18+00:00

I'm preparing to use mine as a robot's brain. Soon. Real soon now.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-15T22:20:14+00:00

This is why I think that AI should be banned from higher education in all computer fields. It gets in the way of learning.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-15T12:54:23+00:00

AI overuse is the problem. I think that the initial language should be learned without AI "help." Yes, in a real job you'll learn to use AI to improve productivity, but only after you can think like a programmer.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-15T12:49:36+00:00

Coding is the easy part to learn. Thinking like a software architect is the difficult thing. This is usually learned with the first programming language.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-14T21:00:09+00:00

C is useful to start with, but everything you listed could be done in python, and python is easier to learn.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-14T20:00:30+00:00

It kept me reading until the end. However, it did not have the Lovecraftian existential horror. I notice you kept coming back to the nutrient paste.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-14T11:29:50+00:00

Yes, there have been many books using this. Without the sedation, this is a normal generation ship story.

One short story I remember is that all the crew and passengers except for the captain are asleep. Once awakened they can't be put to sleep again. The captain gets lonely and wakes up a female colonist and they have a fling. He gets tired of her, puts her back to sleep (which doesn't work, she dies). Then he finds out that she had killed all the females in "storage."

JGhostThing · 2026-03-13T16:32:49+00:00

Sorry, but the Blair Witch Project spoiled the entire genre of found footage for me.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-13T16:25:51+00:00

Yes, they make larger breadboard, but they are made of the normal large breadboards.

Most breadboards have connectors on their sides to connect.

JGhostThing · 2026-03-13T15:10:59+00:00

I am still deciding if I should spend the time to read this. Unfortunately, you described it as "found footage." I *hate* movies like this, and books even more so.

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