=== ANCHOR POEM === ════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────── sitelen pona would be a good example of a language to teach to a fish. Or a computer. Visuals are easier to encode, after all ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 messages/772 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────── contrary to unpopular belief, it's good to be nice to people. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/3544 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────┐ │ CW: programming-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────┘ "I wish there was a language that was as simple as C but had [insert complex language feature here]" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #3 fediverse/1822 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── we should reward frugality as much as value-creation. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/2250 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── @user-1209 updated it: https://ritz-menardi.neocities.org/words/words added an example picture too so you know what you're looking at ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #5 messages/488 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── Look at the unique patterns in a programming language, and you will find within them a usecase. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/2544 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── video games are useful for inspiring the mind engaging in a child's play, teaching lessons of strategy through the observation of mechanics engaged, or filling the heart with emotion, as any good artwork will do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/1588 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────── @user-1035 Even better if you say "you do you too" ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse/998 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────── learning kanji is an exercise in defining your imagination toward a shared visual description of certain words or concepts. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────────────┘ --- #9 fediverse/6319 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────── programming makes you smarter which is why we should teach it to everyone we can ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────┘ --- #10 fediverse/5880 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── I legitimately think computers should write code and software engineers should write legislation and lawyers should resolve problem tickets made by aggrieved citizens while judges do their best to just keep the boat floating ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/4469 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── doom is like sand thrown on a fire. don't spread it unless you are intentional about it. sometimes it's good to smother fires. other times it's cathartic. that's okay. but keep in mind the future goals. where are we trying to get to in the near future? work towards that. your emotions are fuel, not despair to wallow in. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/1810 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── some people hear words like "datastructures" and "object-oriented programming" and think they're made up terms that don't mean anything important. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/1320 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: cursing-mentioned-programming-languages-mentioned │ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ BASH with the syntax/semantics of LUA and the performance of C would probably be the perfect language, IMHO procrastinating again, damnit ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/5771 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: food-mentioned │ └──────────────────────┘ a loaf of bread, a hunk of cheese, and a pile of berries. an excellent breakfast. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/53 --- ═════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────────────── @user-59 @user-55 for an example of this, check out my website ritzmenardi.com - no ads or anything, just art that is designed to be impossible to categorize. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/5839 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────── @user-1074 good code isn't always easily read. sometimes the architecture is more important. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/4298 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── it's good to have multiple ways to contact people you care about ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/498 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────────── Wikipedia would make a lot more sense to me if they included pictures next to the names of every proper noun so that my pictorally oriented primate brain might pattern match meaning onto the visual understandings gleaned from the perceptual conceiving which were arrayed within and alongside the textual information presented to me. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 fediverse/4474 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── @user-1268 if you know how to program in C this is a good resource for building networking applications: https://beej.us/guide/bgnet/ ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/3514 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── @user-579 maybe if you pitch it to them with a presentation and offer to set up the infrastructure they would give you extra credit or an award or maybe just brownie points ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ |