*banned 4 MarkDown love* @design_RG@social.cleverlibre.org

Just found. Great pics.

Have you Seen “I Saw the Future” by Artem Kubatkin
https://stampsy.com/stamp/9758

@Full_marx
A nicer photo, showing a used card and details.

We can see the card's instruction, I highlighted in green :

Z(1) = Y + W(1)

In English, it takes a lot more wording to transmit the instruction, but I believe it would read as: "Let array Z, cell 1 be equal to variable Y plus contents of array W, cell 1"

...where Z and W were previously defined and initialized as single dimensional (think a straight line of mailboxes, each cell contains some value you chose to store there) arrays.

It's been a long time, Fortran. 😉

@Full_marx Librarian in me says...

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_programming_in_the_punched_card_era

One line of computer programming, whichever language you were using. Up to 80 characters wide, same as the card's width.

I remember. And we loved it. No home computers, no cellphones, no internet. Mid 70's in my case.

@Full_marx

From a wonderful Gallery of vintage imagery.

https://danismm.tumblr.com/tagged/vintage-computer

Chalk and a good blackboard. And a talented genius at work.

Professor Einstein's note and office blackboard pics.

https://www.eclipsephase.com/game

"Humanity stands on the cusp of a new age, with accelerated technological growth converging toward a singularity point, promising an undreamt-of future. Despite the ecopocalypse and social upheavals on Earth, humanity has conquered the solar system and partially terraformed Mars. Advancements in biotechnology, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science have transformed our lives. Everyone is wirelessly networked with the world around them, AIs process vast amounts of information, and nano-fabrication enables people to “print” complex devices from the molecular level—at home. Biotechnology allows people to genefix, enhance, and clone their bodies, while others pursue body modifications to adapt to new environments or make themselves into something no longer quite human. People’s minds and memories can be digitized, uploaded, transferred over long distances, and downloaded into new bodies (biological or synthetic). Death has been defeated—for those who can afford it."

OMG, wonderful art.

"Eclipse Phase is a science fiction horror[1] role-playing game with transhumanist themes.[2] Originally published by Catalyst Game Labs,[3] Eclipse Phase is now published by the game's creators, Posthuman Studios, and is released under a Creative Commons license.[4][5][6][7] "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_Phase

see also: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284022/Eclipse-Phase-Second-Edition

and: https://www.eclipsephase.com/

"Birth order refers to the order a child is born in their family; first-born and second-born are examples. Birth order is often believed to have a profound and lasting effect on psychological development. This assertion has been repeatedly challenged.[1] Recent research has consistently found that earlier born children score slightly higher on average on measures of intelligence, but has found zero, or almost zero, robust effect of birth order on personality.[2] Nevertheless, the notion that birth-order significantly influences personality continues to have a strong presence in pop psychology and popular culture.[3][4] " from:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_order

This is a wonderful theory, that really makes sense to me. Wish I had an older Sister to look up to growing up.

Who sees What, Where does my post Show?

A good guide is on the Privacy page: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/usage/privacy/

The page also has good explanations on muting or blocking users if needed.

Good read!

Navigating the neighbourhood, gotta map...

So nerdy or obscure that no one has got it yet? pitty.

* not a bug...

"DES MOINES — Pete Buttigieg continues to surge in Iowa, leapfrogging Senator Elizabeth Warren and former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to hold a commanding lead among likely Democratic caucusgoers, according to a new poll from The Des Moines Register and CNN.

The poll showed that Mr. Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind., was the first choice for 25 percent of would-be Democratic caucusgoers, a significant increase from the 9 percent he held in September, when The Register last polled the state. The support placed him far ahead of the rest of the field — with the other three top candidates in a virtual tie for second: Ms. Warren, at 16 percent and Mr. Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders at 15 percent."

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/16/us/politics/iowa-poll-democrats.html