Ep. 324 Assemblies of God - Episode 155 Remastered Part 2
In this episode, I chat with Jordan about his childhood experiences being involved in the Assemblies of God, a sect of Pentecostalism, and how a constant stateSpreaker
Ep. 324 Assemblies of God - Episode 155 Remastered Part 1
In this episode, I chat with Jordan about his childhood experiences being involved in the Assemblies of God, a sect of Pentecostalism, and how a constant stateSpreaker
A while ago on a whim, I did a somewhat deep dive into the abacus. I thought it would be interesting to learn about a device that is sometimes credited as an ancestor of the modern computer.
I've come to be of the opinion that it's not really a fair comparison though. An abacus is not a computer... at least not a full-fledged computer. It doesn't compute anything. Your brain does that. I think it is fair however to compare it to memory, though.
An abacus is essentially an array of memory cells. Instead of storing bytes, it stores digits, but that's a trivial distinction. You even have to allocate those memory cells to accommodate the structure of the data you are operating on, just like you would with the memory in a computer.
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I hate that modern ICs aren't hand-solderable. I mean, I get why that is, but I still hate it.
Edit: typo
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My mother-in-law overestimates my command of the Spanish language (though knowing French is admittedly helpful).
She claims that I understand 80% of what I hear. It's closer to 30%, but I can piece a lot together through context.
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Just got a push notification on my phone:
To receive nearby offers and coupons, you need to agree to the location service's Terms and Conditions.
Um... no, thank you?
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@Mark Connolly π» π΄πΌββοΈ (he, him, his) I'm sure you will...
In fact, I think I've seen this notification once before.
Just took my first dose of metformin. The only thing I had on hand to take it with was Coke
This was not well planned out. I'm clearly off to a great start.
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In the world of computers, no matter what tool you use, someone will hate it and tell you you're an idiot for using it.
Don't worry about those people. Use the tool that works you.
(This advice probably extends beyond computers.)
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I actually wrote a column about this ten years ago, that is sadly still relevant:
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