So, what's up with microwave popcorn bags always telling you to not use the microwave popcorn button?

Yup. Checking this platform out

Nano-tech future from sci Fi ran into thermodynamics. Heat disapation for the work to be done is a pain to disperse when doing nano-assembler work.

On the other hand, spread it out over time, and we've had it for millions of years.

Look at an acorn. Self contained, self replicating instruction set. Just add nutrient solution raw material and energy, and it builds a huge tree, in decades.

Total vonNeumann machine.

Wife just told me about the PBS bit about the apex predator "combat wombat" and I'm so here for this.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=8EhIaV_i5vg#bottom-sheet

Love the photos.

Any other accounts you can recommend for a follow who post similar shots?

Thanks

In general, saying that which isn't true, to deceive others, isn't acceptable. It's a huge denial of their agency.

But how about a "lie of ommision?" I don't think everyone is entitled to know everything I know, and if they assume something incorrectly, I don't think I have a moral responsibility to correct them.

Line any be language, use it.

Pick something small that would be fun and useful, and write a prototype.

Repeat.

Whatever is useful to you.

How about a nostr client? Read and write a message to a web socket?

Or something that reads a web page and extracts urls?

Implement a a Ceaser cipher encoder, then write a breaker.

Start with simple utilities, and read up about libraries that would help, and start using them.

Your learning will be all over the place, and sorry, and that's ok.

Hello world.

Yes, I'm an old C programmer.

First post on nostr.

Looking for folks to follow. Going to try the Mastodon method of an intro post, see who responds, and go from there.

Talk to me about:

Programming, sci-fi, books, coffee, Infosec, cats, gen-X, cartoons, kindness, meditation, food, ttrpgs, computers, games, puns.

If you need labels, I'm a:

Cis-het, white male geek, he/him, flaming liberal who wants a better world for my child, pro-trans rights, and black lives matter.

Say hi and let's see if this nostr thing works.

Thanks.