Gary Stachelski 2021 wrote: However, in another 1000 years (if we don't kill ourselves) we might have some better ideas. That is exactly how I read your reply. We already know enough to posit how to construct large projects. So we can certainly make reasonable assumptions about what large scale project would involve. And I gave you an example - very tall buildings. With those it is not a matter of will. People want them. People are willing to pay for them. The engineering says it cannot be done. It can only be done if fantastical technologies somehow come into existence. Technologies that have no current basis. One thousand years ago there was a basis for larger projects. And they used that to build large projects. So claims of 'what will the future bring' do not provide a basis for that. Gary Stachelski 2021 wrote: how to fuel a jet for travel between continents. The first glider was in 1793. The first balloon (with people) was in 1783. The water wheel was invented before recorded history. The first recorded powered engine was in 1 CE. The first wind powered electrical generator was in in 1887. Gary Stachelski 2021 wrote: All I am saying is that it would be hubris to think that as of today, we know everything about how the universe works We do however know a great deal about how the universe works at the macro scale. And a Dyson sphere is definitely macro.

I typically code without music. If I do listen music there can't be lyrics that are pronounced enough for me to want to listen to them because it gets distracting. So when I'm creating I tend to stick to jazzy drum and bass electronic music from the 90s and early aughts because it's simultaneously soothing and motivating. If I'm really in the zone already I might put on some breakcore. Check out my IoT graphics library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/gfx And my IoT UI/User Experience library here: https://honeythecodewitch.com/uix

If mistakes are made and no one realises then how can things improve? We're just ensuring no one accidentally missed anything. And then reiterating. Just in case. cheers Chris Maunder

I can see it years from now when the headlines reads. "We've done it, we've decoded a sperm whale conversation!" father sperm whale: "Brrrrrr pop tick tick blop" son sperm whale: "ArOOOO -gk-gk" father: "Whoop Whoop Whoop1" Translation: Father: "My fin hurts son, could you pull on it for me?" Son: "Oh dad, that's nasty!" Father "Har, har, har!" Proving once again, some things are universal. "the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment "Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst "I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle

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Here's a third vote for Desmos. My wife uses it almost every day in her quest to learn calculus. It also has compute functionality separate from graphing.

I so wanted to believe this story. Made me smile though.

It's a really terrible experience, that people don't understand it who haven't gone through it.

:) Thank you! "In testa che avete, Signor di Ceprano?" -- Rigoletto

To understand some people I know you will need at least Brainiac V M.D.V. ;) If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about? Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.

Awesome!!!..adding this to my notes! Thank You! :) "Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse "Hope is contagious"

Congratulations! I'm "only" 75 but I'm right there with your question about where the time goes...

Nelek wrote: This year is election year, isn't it? In the USA? Yes. And people thought the influences on our 2020 election was suspect? The 2024 election is saying "hold my beer..." There are no solutions, only trade-offs.    - Thomas Sowell A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.    - Calvin (Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes)

Greetings Keng Regards May I suggest Harbison & Steele as an addition to the preferred C tomes. It is unfortunate they did not write a C++ reference. Best Wishes

Aligned interest of self preservation is only generally reliable, and only if people recognize there's any threat to begin with. We're boiling frogs because we're dumb as frogs.

Well, my neighbor's often the one doing stuff "under her husband's name" rather than himself, so having separate laptops for the two of them doesn't make much sense. TBH I don't think he uses that laptop, ever.