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I would like to watch your bank account real-time while the agents are doing that.

What are any inevitable use-cases of the unindexable array in Forth?

There's none. It's kind of like the "hello world" or "empty program" example for arrays.

What this page shows is that the CREATE ... DOES> construct is similar to a closure, except it can only capture one address (or reference in languages that don't want you to dirty your hands with addresses ;-) and it is always a global symbol (like almost always in Forth). It is still useful to encapsulate implementation details, though. Some people have said it is a basis for objects, which is a bit euphoric IMHO. You know, "closures are the poor man's objects, and objects are the poor man's closures".


An "unindexed array" is basically `char *` in C; the use cases are the same, I suppose.

It is amasing how RMS has forecasted our reality in 80th.

I have a problem of dismounting brittle SATA ports, maybe I just need more preheating but they are sitting really tight in the board.

SATA ports are often rated for only tens to hundreds of cycles, so they're often made out of fallapartium.

If you're replacing one, it's easiest to cut all of the plastic off first, then desolder the contacts one at a time. Sometimes you can even pull the plastic off, without damaging it. It's usually necessary to preheat the board.


Things like that are often the only through-hole components on a PCB.

I like to melt the original solder one contact or area at a time, add a little bit of fresh flux-containing solder if needed, and as soon as it gets to the consistency of mercury, vacuum it clean out with a good soldersucker.


Isn't it just ground? If not, can you drill a corner of the chip? Most of chip material is just plastic.

Not always. Also, drilling the corner of the chip is a bad idea, as you'll likely hit one of the corner pads. There's not enough room.

Well, this seems like a longread for the whole of my Sunday.

How easy is to find the next one? Just to put my name in the record list.

The post is satire about the uncovery of a giant number 3. I suppose technically you could make an even bigger 3?

Brilliant observation! I would like to make the statement more precise: not hate/hatred but jealousy.

Hold the Ukrainians' beer, brits.

Do you mean the antropomorphic Tesla robot?

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