|
Pinin' for the fjords.
I need to create a document so that is the first line of my obituary.
I’ve given up trying to be calm. However, I am open to feeling slightly less agitated.
|
|
|
|
|
According to Chambers, "cease" and "decease" come from different roots.
|
|
|
|
|
2023 = (2 + 0 + 2 + 3) * (22 + 02 + 22 + 32)2
Found on LinkedIn.
|
|
|
|
|
And I wonder...
does the people really find this by coincidence? Or do they really have so much free time?
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.
|
|
|
|
|
Some math enthusiasts do this - they are fond of numbers, and perhaps do this as a hobby.
|
|
|
|
|
I came across this one the other day: 6210001000.
Work out what's strange (unique) about that one, or scroll down...
This number contains
6 zeros
2 ones
1 twos
0 threes
0 fours
0 fives
1 six
0 sevens
0 eights
0 nines
i.e. 6210001000 and is "self-describing"
|
|
|
|
|
I used to live in Hemel Hempstead and must have walked, or driven, past that one hundreds of times without ever noticing it.
|
|
|
|
|
Easily done. Just this afternoon someone alerted me to one not so far from me, that I missed when I had gone for a walk explicitly to find them. They just blend in!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Haven't you heard about Numerology? It's a believe that there is a divine relationship between numbers. Probably lots of people have this weird "hobby".
Numerology - Wikipedia[^]
There is only one Vera Farmiga and Salma Hayek is her prophet!
Advertise here – minimum three posts per day are guaranteed.
|
|
|
|
|
0, 6, 9, and sometimes 4 are holey. But 8 is the holiest of all. 
|
|
|
|
|
good one. something the kids can remember
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
|
|
|
|
|
Somebody's got a lot of time on their hands.
PartsBin an Electronics Part Organizer - An updated version available!
JaxCoder.com
|
|
|
|
|
It's not like we can get away so..... meh.
Look, a squirrel!
|
|
|
|
|
#Worldle #346 2/6 (100%)
🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜➡️
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🎉
https://worldle.teuteuf.fr
had to peek
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
|
|
|
|
|
Wordle 563 4/6
⬛⬛🟨🟨⬛
⬛🟨🟨🟨🟨
⬛🟨🟩🟨🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
|
|
|
|
|
Wordle 563 2/6
🟨⬛🟨🟨⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
A rare two! 
|
|
|
|
|
Wordle 563 3/6
🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜
🟩⬜⬜🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
|
|
|
|
|
Wordle 563 4/6
🟩⬜🟨⬜⬜
🟩⬜🟩🟩⬜
🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
|
|
|
|
|
🟨⬜🟨🟨⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
|
|
|
|
|
Wordle 563 4/6*
⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜
⬜⬜🟨🟨🟨
🟨⬜🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
|
|
|
|
|
Wordle 563 4/6
⬜⬜🟨⬜🟨
⬜🟨⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟨🟨🟩🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
|
|
|
|
|
|
In defense of Windows, I'm not sure consistency is as important as usability.
We humans aren't very consistent, as a rule. Consistency, rather than being our natural state, takes some effort.
Do I care about button placement, or labeling, or do I care about having things right where I need them when I need them?
More to the point, as Windows evolves, inconsistencies may be deliberately introduced for user experience sake. If you "focus group" a particular portion of functionality with a significant enough participant size, you'll probably find over time, that what they liked last year, they didn't like this year, but at the same time, people like familiarity, so maybe windows lets you access something the new way and the old way (control panel classic view comes to mind, as well as task viewer|details)
As a large system grows with its users, if it's doing it properly I suspect it tends to create a very usable mess, as we are somewhat messy animals. But if it works organically with how we operate, that's really the ideal, no?**
** I'm not saying Microsoft always achieves that - hell Apple is probably better at that - but they both seem to have that goal at least.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
|
|
|
|
|
What kind of questions had you (or would) ask?
What is considered a good answer for you?
---
I decided to try and figure out how to write some C64 assembly code to make a beep sound (spoiler - I knew the answer beforehand)...
The result was frustrating and relaxing at the same time... Frustrating, because I wasted time (compared to some simple search) and did not get any answer.
Relaxing, because I realized that the judgment day is still far...
ME: I'm looking for a sample code for commodore 64 to beep
AI: Here is a sample program in Commodore 64 BASIC that will make a beep sound:
10 SOUND 0,10,1,8
20 FOR I=1 TO 1000:NEXT I
30 GOTO 10
[more explanations on how to actually run the code]
(this code has nothing to do with C64 - it is for C128 with a more advanced BASIC)
ME: do you have something similar in assembly?
AI: Here is a sample program in Commodore 64 assembly language that will make a beep sound:
*= $0801
.ORG $0801
SEI
LDX #$FF
STX $D020
STX $D021
LDA #$08
STA $DC0D
LDA #$1F
STA $DD0D
JSR $FFE2
loop:
JMP loop
.END
[with more explanations about the SID, and how FFE2 is there to play a sound]
(the code totally wrong as FFE2 is not valid kernal routine address)
It went on - I'm pointing out that the code is wrong (and why), AI apologize and offers the same code with a different routine address...
Including CHRIN, CHROUT, STOP and back to the original FFE2 (three times).
The truly fascinating thing is that the code is totally wrong, not just the wrong routine addresses, but the memory addresses used too, not even close to the solution...
I not really know what is the goal of this chat, but I would hide it if I was the creator...
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid." ― Albert Einstein
|
|
|
|
General 
News 
Suggestion 
Question 
Bug 
Answer 
Joke 
Praise 
Rant 
Admin 
Submit an article or tip
