Remix.run Logo
bee_rider 6 days ago

Man, imagine a 2.5k line kernel. You could probably fully understand how part of the computer works.

userbinator 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

2.5 lines of J, K, or some other APL-family language?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13590065

cout 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

How do you write half a line of code?

mmmlinux 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

Do you know about half button presses?

pxx 5 days ago | parent [-]

An A press is an A press. You can't say it's only a half

bee_rider 5 days ago | parent [-]

I can’t remember which generation of console it was, but IIRC some video game controllers made a big deal of their special buttons that could tell the difference between partial and full presses.

This lead to the phrase “pressure sensitive buttons” being bandied about, which is kind of funny (what is a pressure insensitive button? An immobile lump I guess).

bee_rider 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Odd, I guess my autocorrect got rid of the k. Thanks! Luckily the edit window was still open.

mrheosuper 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

\cr in \cr\lf system

jmbwell 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Used to be, with a scope, you could watch it working