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by timbit42 5d 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 5d 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 5d ago
Scratch is essentially Logo with draggable blocks instead of typing.
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by timbit42 5d ago
Well, Scratch essentially is Logo, but with dragging bricks instead of typing.
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by timbit42 5d ago
The fourth one is probably Forth.
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by timbit42 8d ago
Correct, the Chevy Volt isn't as efficient as the Toyota Prius Prime.
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by timbit42 10d 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 10d ago
The first line of the article answers this.
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by timbit42 10d ago
Tiny BASIC is under 4K. Bare bones Forths are about 4K.
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by timbit42 11d ago
Easier to trade in London.
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by timbit42 13d ago
Too long to fit screen of Commodore VIC-20.
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by timbit42 13d ago
Steve Jobs didn't have to deal with FAA safety requirements.
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by timbit42 13d ago
Watch the end.
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by timbit42 13d ago
The X1, which is what flew, is all electric. The ES-30, their proposed product, is hybrid.
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by timbit42 15d ago
It doesn't block all tracking.
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by timbit42 15d ago
It doesn't block all tracking.
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by timbit42 15d ago
It doesn't block all the tracking.
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by timbit42 22d 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 22d ago
They said, 'governments worldwide'.
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by timbit42 23d ago
What about export tariffs instead?
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by timbit42 23d 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 23d ago
Such exaggeration.
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by timbit42 23d ago
They were tricked into throwing it away.
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by timbit42 25d ago
Japan's is over 200% now.
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by timbit42 29d ago
Profit-based, dividend paying insurance should be banned. Only non-profit insurance should be permitted.
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by timbit42 29d ago
You are the messenger. CATO is the biased, lying, and manipulative message creator.
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by timbit42 29d ago
What makes you think they would no longer work? They still need money to live. They would either get another job or start their own business.
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by timbit42 29d ago
For the most part, those countries aren't as corrupt as the US.
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by timbit42 1mo ago
Where are the 8-bit systems? Not all of them were black.
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by timbit42 1mo ago
Landlords have little incentive to install solar if the tenant is paying the power bill. Perhaps legislate that the landlord has to include power in the rent so they have an incentive to install solar.

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