QuantumSeed

If only they would build a Ti-84 RPN, I would snap it up in a heartbeat

So many competitors are releasing free or low-cost alternatives, that shifting away from Adobe is becoming plausible for many folks.

APL was the first programming language I learned, I was obsessed with learning every intricacy of the language. I almost lost my mind when I had to switch to a procedural language. APL warped my mind in such a way that it took almost a month to feel comfortable using anything else.

Both Amex and Chase regularly ask me to confirm my income. I wonder why they do that if the data is already available to them via Equifax.

Preferably, solid state

Reminder to all Capitalists: The earth is a finite resource

I ordered 96GB of memory last Tuesday from Corsair. Two days later when I checked the website again, the exact same memory was being sold for twice what I paid for it.

I was an APL programmer for many years and I insisted on writing as much of my code as possible without branches. Fortunately, it was reasonably easy to do in that language, if sometimes resulting in very cryptic code

I was in a Waymo in SF last weekend riding from the Richmond district to SOMA, and the car actually surprised me by accelerating through two yellow lights. It was exactly what I would have done. So it seems the cars are able to dial up the assertiveness when appropriate.

I address that problem by scheduling a brown bag lunch and inviting devs from related teams to join in so I can present my cool new tools and techniques to everyone. Sometimes it's wasted effort, but sometimes it does result in wider usage

I think Microsoft may doing that with Microsoft Edge as well. My Windows 11 Registry has an HKCU key called MicrosoftEdgeAutoLaunch_[...]

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --no-startup-window --win-session-start

I've cancelled my planned visits outside of the US for fear of being unwelcome and fear of difficulty getting back into the US.

For Windows 11 users, the latest Notepad.exe can also pick up where you left off the last time the app was closed.

The last oddity I wrote on a whim was a C++ MFC dialog application that was a Spirograph-like epicycle/hypocycle generator. It would would generate screen art by semi-randomly generating layered epicycles and hypocycles with evolving colors. I spent an entire week of evenings tweaking that thing and adding more and more variations before I burned out on it and moved on.

When I was in the CS department at NMSU, the Computer Science building was open to the public 24-hours a day. I suppose that's not commonly the case nowadays.